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We live in a confusing world… so if you’ve ever stopped and asked yourself WHY something matters, we’re here to help. Every week Adam Toy and Dave McIvor will ask one big question and uncover the answer to help you truly understand what’s going on around you.
They'll try to get to the bottom of the issue by chatting with experts, journalists and even folks directly involved.
They may not have all the answers to climate change, world politics or the economy BUT you can join them on this weekly expedition as we get you some straight answers.
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Just about anyone in Canada who is older than 11 years old who wanted to get vaccinated for COVID-19 has been able to. And that leaves children unvaccinated and unprotected.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the process the vaccines are going through to be approved for children.
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Guests:
Dr. Karina Top, pediatric infectious disease physician and a vaccine researcher at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology in Halifax
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Governments have tried a variety of incentives to entice people to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. But the more effective approach has been to add sticks to carrots.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at what approaches worked better to get a population vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Guests:
Amy Kaler, professor of sociology, University of Alberta
Episode Resources: "Nobody wins when Alberta plays games with COVID vaccines" column
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If Canada is to achieve its Paris climate goals, the country has to address what's driving growth in emissions. And driving is one of the problems.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the unique challenges transportation in a spread out country like Canada presents to decarbonization.
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Guests:
Josipa Petrunic, president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium.
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Oil and gas is the largest greenhouse emitter of Canadian industry. But given its place in the economy, politicians and policy makers are weighing how it fits in with the country's emission goals.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at what provincial and federal governments could and have done to address Canada's biggest emitter.
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Guests: Chris Severson-Baker, Alberta director of the Pembina Institute
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Electricity generation is one of the largest contributor to worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. And while Canada is among the leaders in renewable electricity, there's still room for improvement.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at what steps are left for decarbonization of the electricity grid in the country.
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Guests: Blake Shaffer, assistant professor of economics at the University of Calgary
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The Delta variant has become a new foe in the fight against COVID-19.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at how the variant has changed the pandemic.
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Guests: Dr. Daniel Gregson, infectious diseases physician and a medical microbiologist and associate professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary
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Owning a home has been a common goal for Canadians for decades. And that might just be the reason why it's no longer achievable.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at some of the forces -- both market and policy -- that have shaped Canada's real estate sector.
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Guests: Uytae Lee, creator, About Here
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Napoleon is credited with comparing China with a sleeping dragon. But the country of more than 1 billion is now an economic and political force in the world.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at some of the topics covered by Jeff Semple in the China Rising podcast.
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Guests: Jeff Semple, senior correspondent, Global National News, and host of "China Rising"
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Cowessess First Nation became the first of its kind to repatriate its child welfare system, under a federal bill made into law almost two years ago, but it's not likely to be the last.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the landmark change Bill C-92 brings to Canada's child welfare system, and some of the surprising effects it could have.
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Guests: Koren Lightning-Earle, lawyer with Wahkotowin Law and Governance Lodge at the University of Alberta
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While it's easy to think that a one degree increase in average temperatures doesn't have a direct impact on our health, wildfire smoke and heat domes have proven how widespread effects of climate change can affect Canadians.
On this episode of This Is Why, we go to the frontier of climate change -- Canada's north -- to hear how it is directly affecting the health of Canadians.
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Guests: Dr. Courtney Howard, Yellowknife emergency physician, past president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, board member of the Global Climate Health Alliance and head of advocacy for the World Health Organization's Civil Society Working Group on Climate Change and Health
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The definition of genocide goes back decades, but the debate rages on whether it applies to what the Canadian government and sponsored actors have done to Indigenous communities.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the definition of the word, how it has applied to events in other countries and how it applies to Canada's history.
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Guests: David Webster, history professor at Bishop's University
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Following the news that 215 unmarked graves in Kelowna and then 751 unmarked graves on Cowessess First Nation near sites of Indian Residential Schools, more Canadians have had to reckon with the country's history of residential schools, including calls for schools named for architects of the system to be renamed.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the process the country is going through to reckon with that history.
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Guests: Sean Carleton, assistant professor in the Department of History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba
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On July 1, 2021, Alberta will become the first province to fully reopen following the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination effort.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look back at why some are feeling stress surround what has been termed a "return to normal."
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Guests: Keith Dobson, professor of clinical psychology at the University of Calgary Lauren Florko, talent management consultant
Episode Resources: "More than half of Canadians anxious about return to ‘normal’ after COVID-19: survey" on GlobalNews.ca "The Stress of Returning to Work" by Lauren Florko on Psychology Today
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On June 5, 1981, the US Centers for Disease Control published a report about a rare type of pneumonia affecting gay men in Los Angeles, CA. It would be the first reports of HIV and AIDS in North America.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look back at 40 years of science around HIV/AIDS and where treatment and policy has progressed for that pandemic.
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Guests:
Gary Lacasse, executive director of the Canadian AIDS Society
Episode Resources: "40 years of HIV/AIDS: a painful anniversary" in The Lancet "Forty years on and new UNAIDS report gives evidence that we can end AIDS" from UNAIDS
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With wildfire season underway, perennial concerns about forest fires have returned. And as the effects of climate change worsen, research is underway to understand the relationship between forests, forest fires and carbon in the atmosphere.
On this episode of This Is Why, we dig into how a century of forest practices has made the problem worse, and a possible way forward for forests, the atmosphere and humanity.
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Guests:
Dr Carly Phillips, researcher in residence at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions at University of Victoria
Episode Resources: "How wildfires affect climate change — and vice versa" on The Conversation "The Language of Climate Change" from TEDxBearCreekPark
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We've all become familiar with the term 'pandemic,' and may know what an 'epidemic' is, but the term 'endemic' is maybe less widely known. But it's certainly widely-experienced.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the factors at play that could turn COVID-19 from a pandemic into an endemic disease.
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Guests:
Cynthia Carr, epidemiologist and founder of EPI Research Inc.
Episode Resources: "Canada to face COVID-19 like yearly endemic flu due to variants, expert says" on GlobalNews.ca "‘When will it end?’: New data suggests COVID-19 could become endemic" on GlobalNews.ca "The coronavirus is here to stay — here’s what that means" from Nature
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With more jabs going into arms and the potential of some Canadians choosing between the AstraZeneca-manufactured viral vector COVID-19 vaccine and an mRNA-based shot from companies like Pfizer or Moderna, the advice from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) that seems to favour one or the other seems to fly in the face of the overall vaccination effort.
On this episode of This Is Why, we explore what happened with the NACI recommendations and why clear communication about vaccines is vital to fighting any disease.
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Guest:
Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy
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As the world begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic with shots going in arms, a growing sense of jollity is coming over more and more vaccinated people. There's an interesting parallel between the end of this pandemic and what could follow with the end of the 1918 influenza pandemic and the 1920s.
On this episode of This Is Why, we discover the similarities and differences between the two eras, and why the 2020s might not be a repeat of a century earlier.
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Guests:
Agnes Arnold-Forster, health care and medicine historian
Episode Resources: "Will the end of the COVID-19 pandemic usher in a second Roaring ’20s?" on The Conversation
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There's only so much carbon humans can put into the atmosphere before the earth's average temperature will rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, a point at which major climate change will happen -- that's the opinion of the panel of scientists at the IPCC. Broken out into a worldwide carbon budget, Canada's share of emissions is easy to determine.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why Canada's oil and gas sector is threatening not just Canada's but the international carbon budget and why policy is falling short.
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Guests:
Truzaar Dordi, a PhD candidate currently studying at the University of Waterloo, and author of "Correcting Canada's 'one eye shut' climate policy"
Episode Resources: "Correcting Canada’s “one eye shut” climate policy" - Cascade Institute (PDF)
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Calgary, like other cities across the country are seeing spikes in mental health calls, with the problem only being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the City of Calgary has formulated a plan, and it's sharing that plan with other Canadian cities.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out how Calgary's mental health and addictions plan came together and why it could make a difference.
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Guests:
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi
Karen Gosbee
Episode Resources: Calgary’s Mental Health and Addiction Strategy Obituary of George Gosbee Mental health supports across Canada
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With Canada in the grips of the third wave of the pandemic, seemingly fueled by growth of COVID-19 variants, the calls for more provincial governments to adopt a "Covid Zero"
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why scientists think the only successful COVID-19 strategy is to have no COVID.
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Guests:
Lauren Vogel, news editor at the Canadian Medical Association Journal
Dr. Malgorzata Gasperovich, developmental biologist at the University of Calgary
Episode Resources:
Zero Covid Canada's letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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With climate change continuing almost unabated, more and more places around the world are seeing the effects. But one corner of Canada that has a unique confluence of habitats, wildlife, civilization and tourism has a front seat to the effects of global warming.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out how climate change is affecting Churchill, MB, and what the people of Churchill are doing in response.
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Guests:
Sarah Lawrynuik, Winnipeg Free Press climate change reporter
Episode Resources:
"Bearing North" series in the Winnipeg Free Press
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More than a year has passed since the coronavirus pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization. For some, it's felt like COVID-19 arrived yesterday. For others, it's felt like an eternity.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why crises play with our sense of time and why a prolonged crisis like a pandemic has different effects.
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Guests:
Dr. Peter Graf, professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology at UBC
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A passport is a way to see the world beyond your country's borders, and a vaccine passport is seen by some as a way to travel freely during the coronavirus pandemic.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why vaccine passports are an ethical minefield for countries and companies alike.
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Guests:
Francoise Baylis, university research professor at Dalhousie University
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Canada faces a real conundrum in its post-pandemic recovery -- our population is set to shrink without outside help.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why increased immigration will be increasingly important in the years following the coronavirus pandemic.
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Guests:
Adwoa Buahene, CEO of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
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A symbol connected to white nationalist and white supremacist movements has made its way into two back-to-back anti-lockdown protests in two Canadian cities.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why mobs carrying torches is a sign of intimidation with racist overtones.
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Guests:
Irfan Chaudry, director of the Office of Human Rights Diversity and Equity at MacEwan University
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With public health orders mandating everyone shelter in place, more and more Canadians have been looking at their shelters in a new light. And that's caused a run in real estate markets across the country.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out what surprising real estate trends emerged during the pandemic and why.
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Guests:
Rachelle Younglai, real estate reporter, The Globe and Mail
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Vaccines for the novel coronavirus are being rolled out around the world, addressing the most vulnerable members of society first. But the risk they pose to pregnant and lactating women is currently unknown.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about why the study of vaccines on pregnant women has largely been unaddressed and how that is changing.
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Guests:
Carleigh Krubiner, policy fellow at the Center for Global Development and I'm also associate faculty at the Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
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With vaccines for the novel coronavirus viewed as the gateway for a "return to normal," some countries are putting themselves ahead of others, hoping to get back to normal faster.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about the phenomenon known as "vaccine nationalism" and how it is affecting Canada and Canadians.
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Guests:
Dr. Joel Lexchin, professor emeritus from the School of Health Policy and Management at York University
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More and more car manufacturers are pledging to have their fleets turn electric in as little as a decade. And those changes will affect more than just the new car lot.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about how electrification of automobiles will affect other industries in Canada, and what the country can do to not be left behind.
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Guest: Markham Hislop, energy and climate journalist, publisher of Energi Media
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A change to a 45-year-old coal policy in a province known for resource extraction has people from all walks of life up in arms. And the people are saying the government has gone too far.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about the changes to the 1976 coal policy and the people affected by the change.
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Guests:
Jill Croteau, senior reporter, Global Calgary
Episode resources: Mining For The Truth series by Jill Croteau "Southern Alberta ranchers weigh in on coal mining after Corb Lund, Paul Brandt speak out" on GlobalNews.ca "Alberta’s UCP caucus says it launched campaign to inform people about coal" on GlobalNews.ca "Alberta cancels recently issued coal leases in response to public outcry" on GlobalNews.ca "Calgary’s water likely safe following coal policy changes, High River area a concern" on GlobalNews.ca
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The coronavirus pandemic has hit all of Canada but one group has been hit especially hard -- senior citizens. And through all of the waves of the pandemic, long-term and assisted living homes have been sites of outbreaks, resulting in deaths.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about the system weaknesses in the long-term care system, how they were exploited by COVID-19, and what can be done to fix the system.
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Guests:
Carol Estabrooks, scientific director of the Translating Research and Elder Care Program and professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta
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New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been discovered around the world, and present new and different threats to public health.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about the new variants and what could be done about them.
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Guests:
Dr. Frank Van Der Meer, associate professor of virology at the University of Calgary
Dr. Matthew S. Miller, associate professor in the Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University
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With a new president entering the Oval Office on Jan. 20, 2021, a new era can begin in relations between the two countries who share the world's longest undefended border: Canada and the United States.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about why the change from President Trump to President Biden will impact Canada.
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Guests:
Melissa Haussman, professor of political science at Carleton
Bruce Heyman, former US Ambassador to Canada
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While the coronavirus pandemic rages on, the climate change crisis continues to march on as another threat to the health of people worldwide.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about why climate change will affect the health of Canadians while also affecting climate.
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Guests:
Dr. Claudel Petrin-Desrosiers and Dr. Finola Hackett, authors of Lancet Countdown Policy Brief: Canada in 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on more than 15,000 families, taking their loved ones from this world. And COVID-19 has brought a topic to the forefront that isn't usually brought up in polite society: death.
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about why talking about death more can change a person's life.
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Guests:
Angela Fama, multidisciplinary artist in Vancouver and founder of the Death Conversation Game
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Staying at home has been one of the most powerful tools in preventing the spread of COVID-19 during this pandemic. But it has contributed to a parallel mental health pandemic.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at loneliness during the pandemic and what one can do to make it through tough times alone.
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Guests:
Dr. Heather MacIntosh, clinical psychologist and associate professor and director in the MScA in Couple and Family Therapy programme within the School of Social Work at McGill University
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The coronavirus pandemic has brought up all sorts of emotions and feelings, as we all try to navigate this 'new normal.' But perhaps instead of asking 'Why is this happening?,' there are better questions to ask, like 'What can I control?'
On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about an ancient philosophy and some of its modern implementation.
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Guests:
Dr. Ranjini George, University of Toronto instructor & practitioner of Stoicism
Episode resources:
Stoicism and the Good Life, the course Dr. George is presenting at the University of Toronto
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The coronavirus pandemic has had millions of Canadians work from home for months. Offices in office buildings have largely sat dormant and downtowns are closer to ghost towns. But whether that is a temporary or a structural change is up for debate.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out what the future of work looks like post-pandemic.
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Guests:
David Zweig, professor of organizational behaviour at the University of Toronto
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One of the differences between the 1918 influenza pandemic and COVID-19 is that a majority of citizens have radios and computers they can fit in their pockets -- smartphones. And apps run on smartphones could be an important tool in the fight against the novel coronavirus. But two governments' approaches in Canada have led to very different results in apps that have been developed and how effective those apps are.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look into the pair of contact tracing apps available in Canada.
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Guests:
Ziad Fazel, Calgary-based project manager
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The conversation we had with Calgary-based project manager Ziad Fazel about contact tracing apps went into such detail and went longer than we usually go, so we decided to put the whole conversation into a bonus episode for you. Enjoy!
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With the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic raging in Canada, hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units are at all-time highs, and that has a lot of people worried.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out what the breaking point could be for Canada's public health care system and what the effects could be.
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Guests:
Dr. Barry Pakes, public health physician and assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto
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It's not a stretch to say that the coronavirus pandemic is an historic event, but it's not without precedent. Epidemics have been a part of human history for as long as people have gathered together. So it's not uncommon to look back in order to plot a path forward.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look back at how pandemic influenza affected a western Canadian city in 1918.
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Guests:
Suzanna Wagner, health historian
Episode Resources:
The Last Plague: Spanish Influenza and the Politics of Public Health in Canada by Mark Osborne Humphries
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The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is in Canada, with record numbers of new cases and deaths bearing that out. Except the wave hasn't hit Atlantic Canada in the same manner as the rest of the country, due to a bubble.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why the Atlantic travel bubble has been so effective at keeping COVID-19 numbers at bay and what it's like living in the bubble.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guests:
Michaela Kaiser, student at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.S.
Alexander Quon, digital producer, Global Halifax
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As the coronavirus pandemic wears on, inequalities in society are becoming clearer and clearer, like the inequalities facing women and gender-minorities.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why women are facing challenges by the coronavirus and pandemic that are specific to the group.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guests:
Andrea Gunraj, Canadian Women's Foundation
Maya Roy, CEO, YWCA Canada
Episode resources: Poll from the Canadian Women's Foundation showing concern about the pandemic's impact on women YWCA Canada's Feminist Recovery plan
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As global warming continues to melt Arctic ice, the threat to the Inuit of Canada and Greenland is becoming more and more dire. And that melting is leading to one last patch of Arctic ice.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why the last ice is important for the lives of people beyond the Arctic and what a National Geographic team found.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
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Guests:
Scott Ressler, director and producer of National Geographic documentary The Last Ice
Episode resources: Trailer for The Last Ice More on the Last Ice area Our previous episode on the collapse of the Milne Ice Shelf
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The need to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic has driven more and more Canadians online, as we found out in an earlier episode of 'This Is Why.' And in October, Canada's privacy commissioner raised the flags around the laws around privacy, saying the laws aren't enough in this new reality.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why the acceleration towards a fully digital life is putting the privacy of Canadians at risk.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guests:
Paula Minnikin, CTO of Spark Engagement
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With the science around the novel coronavirus changing so quickly, it's tough to determine what to follow and what to ignore. And the opportunity some charlatans are trying to seize on don't make things any easier.
In this episode of This Is Why, we look at why this pandemic has given rise to all sorts of bad information.
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Guests:
Timothy Caulfield, Canada research chair in Health Law and Policy
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One of the most common arguments anti-mask advocates use is that mandating the use of face coverings is the government running afoul of rights and liberties.
In this episode of This Is Why, we look at how civil liberties could be contravened during a pandemic, and the careful balance legislators have to walk when considering public health orders.
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Guests:
Michael Bryant, executive director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
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The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all areas of life. Early on in the pandemic, economic activity ground to a halt and economists say Canada is in a recession.
In this episode of This Is Why, we look at two areas of the country's economy that could lead the post-pandemic recovery.
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Guests:
Laura Jones, executive V.P., Canadian Federation of Independent Business
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The Canadian Emergency Response Benefit was only designed to last for 6 months. As the pandemic reaches into the seventh month, what will millions of Canadians do if they can't find a job?
In this episode of This Is Why, we look at how the federal government is planning to support Canadians through unprecedented times.
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Guests:
David Macdonald, senior economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Ride along with 25 year veteran Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt, from Global News, through some of Canada’s most high-profile criminal cases. Real People, Real Crimes, Real Journalism. Each episode takes you inside case she has worked to give you all details you didn't hear on the news.
Season 3 starts October 20 - Subscribe now!
Crime Beat is the 2020 winner of the Edward R. Murrow Podcast Award (RTDNA).
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Athletes and social movements have had a long history -- almost as long as pro sports itself. The Undefeated created a list that goes back to 1883.
But in August, all of the major professional sports in North America went dark following the shooting death of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
In this episode of This Is Why, we look at why pro sports leagues are finally getting behind their athletes in calling for change.
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Guests:
Bruce Arthur, columnist, the Toronto Star
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It's been six months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Since then, the scientific community has focused nearly all its efforts into understanding the disease in the hopes of creating a vaccine.
In the second of a two-part conversation on This Is Why, we talk with an infectious disease specialist to find out what's been discovered about the novel coronavirus.
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Guests:
Dr. Horacio Bach, adjunct professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at UBC Faculty of Medicine
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It's been six months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Since then, the scientific community has focused nearly all its efforts into understanding the disease in the hopes of creating a vaccine.
In the first of a two-part conversation on This Is Why, we talk with an infectious disease specialist to find out what's been discovered about the novel coronavirus.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
This is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter
Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca
Guests:
Dr. Horacio Bach, adjunct professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at UBC Faculty of Medicine
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The simple act of washing hands with soap and water is one of the best things to do in preventing the spread of COVID-19. But before 2020, it was also one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of many other diseases, saving lives.
On this episode of This Is Why, we speak with a woman who has spread the message of handwashing to a billion people around the world.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
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Guests:
Myriam Sidibe, senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and founder of Brands on a Mission
Myriam's TED talk: The simple power of hand-washing
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The last remaining permanent ice shelf collapsed in Canada's Arctic earlier this month, continuing the trend of the loss of Arctic ice. For climate observers and for Canada's insurance industry, it's a big concern.
On this episode of This Is Why, we find out how the melting of Arctic ice is connected with more extreme natural disasters and why the insurance industry is among those concerned about climate change.
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Guests:
Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
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It was originally planned as a trip from North to South America and back riding a motorcycle starting last August. And while Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West were able to make it to the Antarctic from Alberta, their trip back was interrupted by COVID-19. And they've only just returned home.
On this episode of This Is Why, we talk with a Canadian couple whose yearlong motorcycle trip to the furthest point of South America got interrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Guests:
Jeremy Kroeker - motorcyclist, writer and YouTuber
Elle West - motorcyclist and riding instructor
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The school year is just around the corner and provincial governments across Canada have been rolling out their school reopening plans. But questions remain on whether the various plans are appropriate or protective enough of children and the wider community during this pandemic.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look into the pediatric evidence of COVID-19's effects on children and what that could mean for school reopenings.
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Guests:
Dr. Joan Robinson, division director of pediatric infectious disease at the University of Alberta, and a pediatric infectious disease physician at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital
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Disrupting "normal" patterns and habits, the novel coronavirus pandemic has created lots of time and space for people around the world. With all that time and the influence of a pandemic, artists must be creating untold amounts of new work, right?
On this episode of This Is Why, we talk with artists from around the country about how this pandemic has affected their lives and their art.
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Guests:
Laura Stinson and Ian McFarlane, The North Barn Theatre Collective in Antigonish County, N.S.
Alexander Robinson, an emerging visual artist in Toronto, ON.
Ciele Beau, multidisciplinary visual artist and musician in Vancouver, B.C.
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Canadians, like many around the world, have been spending much more time online during the novel coronavirus pandemic. So when CIRA, Canada's internet registrars, did their annual survey on internet use, they found how that internet use changed with COVID-19.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at how the pandemic changed the use and perception of the internet and social media platforms in Canada.
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Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca
Guests:
Spencer Callahan, communications manager for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
Episode Resources:
CIRA release "Facebook named most toxic social media platform by 40 per cent of Canadians"
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The novel coronavirus was first detected in the city of Wuhan in China in late 2019. For some, that's reason enough to discriminate against and vilify people who aren't from that region of China or haven't even visited the country.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the role racism against people of Asian heritage during the coronavirus pandemic and how it's the latest chapter of anti-Asian racism.
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Guests:
Dr. Kim Noels, professor of psychology at the University of Alberta
Barbara Lee, founder & president of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, who partnered with Project 1907 to create Elimin8hate
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As pro sports leagues across North America prepare to resume play, states south of the border are seeing increased outbreaks and rapidly mounting numbers of positive COVID-19 cases.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the various leagues' plans to return to play and what the future of sports could look like after the pandemic.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
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Guests:
Aileen McManaman, founder and managing partner, 5T Sports Group
Dan Mason, professor of sport management, University of Alberta
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June 2020 has been an unprecedented month. Millions of people around the world marched in support of Black Lives Matter and protesting anti-Black racism.
They were joined by Indigenous peoples during National Indigenous History Month, the same month that saw two Indigenous people shot by police in New Brunswick and video surfacing of an Alberta chief brutally arrested.
And June is Pride month for the LGBTQ community, with jurisdictions around the country announcing bans of conversion therapy leading up to a month born from protest but with celebrations transformed by the coronavirus pandemic.
On this episode of This Is Why, we hear about what can be done, individually and systemically, to address racism and prejudice against BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) and LGBTQ groups, and how they're connected.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
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Guests:
Cheryl Foggo, a multiple award-winning author, playwright and filmmaker, whose work focuses on the lives of western Canadians of African descent.
Anthony Morgan, a racial justice lawyer and manager of the City of Toronto’s confronting anti-black racism unit.
Dr. Kristopher Wells, Canada research chair for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth at McEwan University.
Ry Moran, director of the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic is changing the way celebrations and gatherings of all kinds are happening. That includes Pride for the LGBTQ community.
On this episode of This Is Why, we hear about a landmark ruling for Western Canadian LGBTQ communities.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
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Guests:
Dr. Kristopher Wells, Canada research chair for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth at McEwan University
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Alongside the rallies for the Black Lives Matter movement, support for Indigenous lives in Canada have come to the forefront. Two police shootings of Indigenous people in New Brunswick and the emergence of a video of an arrest with force of an Alberta chief have underscored the plight faced by Indigenous peoples.
On this episode of This Is Why, we hear about past and present systemic racism forced upon Indigenous peoples from the chief of a First Nation in Alberta and the current director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guests:
Siksika Nation Chief Ouray Crowfoot
Ry Moran, director of the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation
More resources:
"The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America" by Thomas King
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Hundreds of cities in the U.S. and Canada have erupted in protests and rallies supporting Black Lives Matter and opposing police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. At the heart of the argument is the injustice of systemic racism.
On this episode of This Is Why, we hear from two perspectives on being Black in Canada, including the problematic history of Black cowboy John Ware and the challenges facing the largest Black community in the country.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guests:
Cheryl Foggo, a multiple award-winning author, playwright and filmmaker, whose work focuses on the lives of western Canadians of African descent.
Anthony Morgan, a racial justice lawyer and manager of the City of Toronto’s confronting anti-black racism unit.
More resources:
Foggo recommends reading "Policing Black Lives" by Robyn Maynard and "The Skin We're In" by Desmond Cole. She also suggests listening to the podcast "The Secret Life of Canada."
Morgan has penned a couple of articles, including "Black People in Canada are not Settlers" and "What’s wrong with a cheque? A call for slavery reparations in Canada."
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As researchers race to find a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, governments and citizens are being asked whether such a vaccine could or would be made mandatory.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at why vaccinating a population against disease is necessary for public health and the challenges of making a hypothetical vaccine against COVID-19 mandatory.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guests:
Dr. Shannon MacDonald, assistant professor, University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing
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Provinces are beginning a gradual reopening of their economies, lifting public health restrictions, just months after the novel coronavirus arrived.
But scientists like virologists and epidemiologists are warning that the loosening of restrictions will lead to more cases of COVID-19.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the likelihood of a second wave of the novel coronavirus in Canada.
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Guests:
Cynthia Carr, epidemiologist and founder, EPI Research
Allison Bench, online journalist, Global News
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Life during the novel coronavirus pandemic would look drastically different.
Video calls allow us to see friends and family up close while keeping physical distance, and streaming services have seen signups skyrocket.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at how Canadian tech companies are doing during this public health crisis.
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Guests:
Lucas McCarthy, Showpass CEO
Ryan Gill, Communo CEO
Jeremy Shaki, Lighthouse Labs CEO
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A horrific shooting spree in rural Nova Scotia becomes the worst Canadian mass shooting in memory.
And a tiny American enclave becomes known as the 'safest place in America' during the COVID-19 pandemic....because it's cut off from the rest of the USA by a Canadian suburb.
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Guest host Niki Reitmayer - @Niki_Reitmayer on Twitter
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The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, as does the amount of time Canadians have spent social distancing and, in some cases, working or teaching from home.
All that time staring at the same four walls, interacting with the same people in a household, with the constant threat of catching the novel coronavirus is wearing no people.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the mental health challenges people around the world are facing and what can be done about it.
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Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guests:
Dr. Karen Cohen, registered psychologist and CEO of the Canadian Psychologist Association
Dr. Ganz Ferrance, registered psychologist
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With so much going on right now in the country, you might not know that April is Sikh Heritage Month in Canada.
Canada's Sikh community has often shown up with support for their neighbours in time of disaster - and as the country grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations like Khalsa Aid are learning how to lend a hand with a whole new set of challenges.
Contact:
Niki Reitmayer - @Niki_Reitmayer
Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca
Guests:
Jatinder Singh, Khalsa Aid Canada Director
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The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, with cases across Canada surpassing the 10,000 mark.
Doctors and nurses have raised alarms of looming personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages, a vital piece of equipment to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at why front line health care workers are facing PPE shortages, who uses the PPE and how, and what everyday Canadians are doing to help out.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
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Guests:
Dr. Gigi Osler, past president of the Canadian Medical Association
Claire Betker, RN and president of the Canadian Nurses Association
Bryan Frischbutter, president of Birchwood Furniture
Mike Chen, engineer and organizer of YYC Shield Makers
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The novel coronavirus has led to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics - but it's not the first time that the Olympics have been pushed off track by global events.
Guest host Niki Reitmayer tells the history of Olympic Games cancellations and boycotts - and a surprising pattern emerges.
Plus: essential workers are showing up at work every day, but they're coping with the pandemic in their own ways.
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Guest Host Niki Reitmayer - @Niki_Reitmayer on Twitter
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The Ontario and Saskatchewan governments were set to go to the Supreme Court of Canada over the federal carbon pricing backstop, or carbon tax, after their respective provincial courts decided that the carbon tax is constitutional.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the arguments behind carbon pricing, the arguments against, and how a decision in an Alberta court could affect the outcome.
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Guest:
Martin Olszynski, associate law professor, University of Calgary
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The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, with more than 150 cases verified in Canada, including Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, the prime minister's wife. Cases have been reported in more than 115 countries around the world.
Panic buying has also set in, as stores sell out of hand sanitizer, toilet paper and canned goods.
On this episode of This Is Why, we continue our two-part series looking at the biological and psychological aspects of COVID-19, and how perhaps the biggest challenge in facing a pandemic is in our own heads.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guests:
Dr. Steven Taylor, professor and clinical psychologist at UBC & author of “The Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the next global outbreak of infectious disease”
Dr. Chris Mody, head of the department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary
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The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, with more than 30 cases verified in Canada and cases in more than 80 countries around the world.
On this episode of This Is Why, we begin a two-part series looking at the biological and psychological aspects of COVID-19.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca
Guests:
Dr. Chris Mody, head of the department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary
Dr. Steven Taylor, professor and clinical psychologist at UBC & author of “The Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the next global outbreak of infectious disease”
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Steve Vogelsang was a beloved member of Winnipeg's media who went on to instruct journalism students in the art of telling news. Leaving Manitoba's capital started a downward spiral for him, ending in the robbery of six banks in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and serving time in the Drumheller Institution.
On this episode of This Is Why, we look at what led Vogelsang to stick up banks in Canada's Prairies, and how that affected his legacy among a significant cohort of journalism students and journalists.
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Guest:
Melissa Martin, reporter-at-large, Winnipeg Free Press
Brett Megarry, co-host of "The Start with Mackling, Megarry and McNabb" and "The Couch Potatoes" on 680 CJOB
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The Wet’suwet’en protests over the Coastal GasLink pipeline have captured the attention of Canada, with support protests popping up from coast to coast.
In this episode of This Is Why, we get some background on why, despite an existing agreement with some members of the northern B.C. First Nation, opposition remains and how history with the Canadian government plays a role.
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Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
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Guest:
David Khan, Indigenous rights constitutional lawyer.
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Addiction to drugs and alcohol afflicts an estimated one-fifth of Canadians, including Elliot Hudson, a former addictions counsellor.
In this episode of This Is Why, Jane Gerster joins the show to discuss Elliot's life, his struggles with addiction and his struggles with the justice system.
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Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca
Guest:
Jane Gerster, national features report, Global News. Read her full story on Elliot's life.
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Juneteenth is an unofficial national holiday in the United States for African Americans, coast to coast. But the events that followed their “second independence day” would go on to shape the Canadian Prairies. In this episode of This Is Why, we look at an important day for Black History Month and ask what Juneteenth has to do with Canadian history and why Canadians should know about the holiday celebrated in 46 states.
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Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca
Guests:
Alley Wilson, multimedia producer, Globalnews.ca
David Este, professor, University of Calgary
"We Are The Roots" documentary, created by David Este and Jenna Bailey
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Hockey is a game thousands of Canadians love to watch and play every day. But one hit in a 2012 beer league hockey game ended up costing one man $700,000 and the other man his way of life. In this episode of This Is Why, we ask why rec league hockey players across Canada should care about what happened in an Ontario courtroom, because what happens on the ice doesn't always stay on the ice.
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Guests:
Joseph Cescon, partner, McLeish Orlando LLP
Lori Lopez, executive director, Canadian Adult Recreational Hockey Association
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Just before Christmas 1987, a young woman left 'Baby Mary' in a Calgary parking lot and walked away. Thirty years later, the same events played out in the same city. In this episode of This Is Why, we ask why someone would abandon a baby and whether an abandoned baby would want to be reunited with their birth parents.
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Guests:
Teanna Elliot a.k.a. "Baby Mary"
Dr. Jessica Shaw, assistant professor, University of Calgary
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The Alberta government, led by Jason Kenney, vowed to fight a war of words to defend the province’s oil and gas industry. Dubbed the Canadian Energy Centre, the so-called energy war room has had a rocky first month, full of public gaffes. In this episode of This Is Why, we ask where the Canadian Energy Centre made their public mistakes and what they could have done differently.
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Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca
Guests:
Sean Mallen, communications specialist
Max Fawcett, freeelance journalist and former editor of Alberta Oil magazine
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We live in a confusing world… so if you’ve ever stopped and asked yourself WHY something matters, we’re here to help. Every week Adam Toy and Dave McIvor will ask one big question and uncover the answer to help you truly understand what’s going on around you.
They''l try to get to the bottom of the issue by chatting with experts, journalists and even folks directly involved.
They may not have all the answers to climate change, world politics or the economy BUT you can join them on this weekly expedition as we get you some straight answers.
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A quick announcement: We're taking a break this December. However, we'll still be releasing some great bonus content throughout the month.
Thanks for all your support and happy holidays! Niki & John
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Gary Haupt, 69, said he was fired as the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre Santa Claus in Penticton, B.C., because of what mall management considered to be inappropriate photos he posted on social media. Gary joined Niki Reitmayer to give his side of the story...
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Jon Hedican lost his son to fentanyl in 2017. Now, he would like the B.C. Coroner’s Service to change the way they labeled his son's death to reflect the new terminology.
Also, we remember the life of Canadian musician John Mann.
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Mental health, parenting, losing your hair...these are all aspects of cancer treatment we don't always talk enough about and this is why.
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This is why, 30 years later, the memories of the Berlin Wall are still strong for legendary music manager Bruce Allen who toured with Bryan Adams before, during, and after the monumental events of November 9, 1989.
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This is why memories of the 2010 Winter Olympic flames are still burning bright 10 years later.
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Inspired by tragedy, for the past five years, Stu Gershman has worked tirelessly to help end the stigma of depression that affects young people, particularly young athletes.
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This is why a man from Wolfville, Nova Scotia was inspired to write a song about his hometown.
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This is why First Nations and volunteers are feeding grizzly bears in rural British Columbia. Pictures of a mother bear and her cubs were snapped by a wildlife photographer that appeared to show the trio looking emaciated. It revealed to the general public what locals already knew - the bears were starving due to lack of salmon.
Ernest Alfred from Swanson Island Fish Farm Occupation explains why.
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Between 2001 and 2016, the mortality rate from causes linked to alcohol climbed 26 per cent for women, compared to just five per cent for men.
While it’s not clear what’s behind the rise in women drinking, there’s a growing theory that alcohol jokingly packaged as "mummy juice" could be playing a role.
On this week’s episode, Niki Reitmayer sits down with CJOB morning show co-host Lauren McNabb, who has been investigating the worrisome trend.
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On this week's episode, we examine the transition between high school and “the real world” — whether that’s college, university, the workforce or something completely different and explore the gaps in Canada’s education system.
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Canadians are continuing to help people in the Bahamas following the destruction of Hurricane Dorian.
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This is why a Canadian man went to extraordinary lengths to help a Bahamian family after Hurricane Dorian.
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Climate change opinions have become intrinsic with our political beliefs. But are political agendas distracting us from a real crisis?
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