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Q | Feb 28, 2013
Giorgi Gogia, from Human Rights Watch, on how a novel about a friendship between two Azerbaijani men and their Armenian neighbours made the author a target in his own country. Legendary Canadian comedian Martin Short on his life, career and unique role promoting Canadian talent. Writer Peter Frase on defending rude service.
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The Current | Feb 28, 2013
Head to YouTube and you can watch dozens of scenarios to a problem with older or elderly drivers. Statistically,drivers aged 80-plus almost have the accident rate of the most dangerous driving demographic ... the under 24s. And in Sudbury they are the target of a police tip-line urging other drivers to call in to report any seemingly erratic or dangerous elderly driver. Simple public safety in action? Or age discrimination?
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Mainstreet NS | Mar 1, 2013
A team led by our oceans guy, Boris Worm, has found that about 100 million sharks die every year, and the biggest preventable culprit is fishing. He explains the significance of his finding.
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And the Winner Is | Feb 26, 2013
As a boy in pre-war Austria, Georg Tintner played the piano, sang with the Vienna Boys Choir, and composed his own music. By the time World War Two broke out, he was also a conductor. But Georg Tintner was a conductor with Jewish roots. And so, after the Anschluss in 1938, he was fired. By 1942, Mr. Tintner made his way to New Zealand, and for the better part of the next forty-five years of his life, he served as a conductor across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. But in 1987, he moved to Halifax, where he would leave his mark as the conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax on October 2, 1999.
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Tapestry | Feb 22, 2013
We take a look at how doubt and skepticism can be essential ingredients to faith. Mary meets Rabbi Rami Shapiro - a rabbi who says he isn't religious, but rather a curious, holy rascal. She also talks to Michael Shermer, the founder of Skeptic Magazine. He's held his own against Deepak Chopra in a go round on consciousness and quantum physics.
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Mar 13, 2012 | 10:27Type A WEB EXTRA: Geoff Dubrow on how to get a job AudioType A WEB EXTRA: Geoff Dubrow on how to get a job Mar 13, 2012 | 10:27Real Life U founder Geoff Dubrow got our bottom line this week, but before he recorded it we asked him for some insight into the job market of Canada's knowledge economy. Here's what he told us.
Feb 21, 2012 | 52:59Type A Productivity AudioType A Productivity Feb 21, 2012 | 52:59On this episode of Type A, hosts Karin Klassen and Rod Love explore work ethic and productivity. Productivity is the key to future growth, yet Canada is ranked 12th among its peer group of 17 countries. How do we pull up our boot straps and get going? And what happens if we don't?
Mar 23, 2012 | 53:00Type A Episode Three: Canada US Relations AudioType A Episode Three: Canada US Relations Mar 23, 2012 | 53:00
Mar 26, 2012 | 11:52Type A WEB EXTRA: Extended Interview with Westjet co-founder Clive Beddoe AudioType A WEB EXTRA: Extended Interview with Westjet co-founder Clive Beddoe Mar 26, 2012 | 11:52Clive Beddoe, along with three partners, started Westjet Airlines in 1996. Today, Westjet is the second largest carrier in the country, with eight-three hundred employees. There's no union. They share in profits. He spent a decade as President and CEO of Westjet and now
Clive is the chair of the Board of Directors. Here is his full interview with Rod Love.
Jan 23, 2012 | 1:05Type A Hockey and Canadian Companies with Joel Bakan AudioType A Hockey and Canadian Companies with Joel Bakan Jan 23, 2012 | 1:05Web extra: Joel Bakan explains how Canada's favourite sport can also set the rules in a boardroom.
Jan 24, 2012 | 53:00Type A The Corporation AudioType A The Corporation Jan 24, 2012 | 53:00We hear about the inherent problems of this economic cornerstone - as well as rebuttals from people who run the companies and sit in the boardrooms. Guests include Joel Bakan, author and co-creator of The Corporation, Hugh MacKenzie of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Colin MacDonald, CEO of Clearwater Seafoods and Toby Heaps, CEO of Corporate Knights.
Jan 30, 2012 | 52:59Type A The Business of Education AudioType A The Business of Education Jan 30, 2012 | 52:59Some Canadians advocate applying a business model to the education system and that means offering parents more choice, making schools compete and enticing teachers with merit pay. We're pushing the envelope in Alberta; it shows in our results, and it's being noticed by the rest of the world. On the other hand - a similar move in the US has pushed students right off the table. What do you think? Join the discussion!
Jan 30, 2012 | 11:51Type A U.S. educational reform with Jamie McKenzie AudioType A U.S. educational reform with Jamie McKenzie Jan 30, 2012 | 11:51Web extra: What's wrong with the U.S. education system, and is there anything we can learn from it?
Feb 6, 2012 | 6:54Type A Canada-U.S. Relations with George Haynal (Web extra) AudioType A Canada-U.S. Relations with George Haynal (Web extra) Feb 6, 2012 | 6:54Karin's full interview with George Haynal. He's experienced the Canada-US border as a diplomat, corporate executive and as an academic observer over the past two decades.
Feb 13, 2012 | 52:59Type A The Private Sector AudioType A The Private Sector Feb 13, 2012 | 52:59Rod Love has a line he likes to use: "If you can find it in the Yellow Pages, government shouldn't be doing it." Love thinks the private sector should take over more public services because they're proven to be more cost-efficient even while generating a profit. But his co-host, Karin Klassen, isn't quite ready to concede that the private sector always does it better. She thinks privatization has its pitfalls, and that sometimes the moral imperative is more important than the mighty dollar. The two will discuss and debate the hits and misses of privatization on this week's TYPE A.
Feb 13, 2012 | 19:41Type A WEB EXTRA - Dru Stevenson on Privatization in the USA AudioType A WEB EXTRA - Dru Stevenson on Privatization in the USA Feb 13, 2012 | 19:41From food inspections to foster care to prisons, private sector takeovers seem to be sweeping across America. That presents some cautionary tales for Canadians. Here's our extended interview with Dru Stevenson, an American law professor and author of PrivatizationBlog.com
Feb 13, 2012 | 5:56Type A WEB EXTRA - Larry Brown on Private Liquor Stores AudioType A WEB EXTRA - Larry Brown on Private Liquor Stores Feb 13, 2012 | 5:56Despite the positive experiences here in Alberta (including Rod Love's!) not everyone believes private alcohol sales are a good idea. Larry Brown is the national secretary-treasurer for the National Union of Public and General Employees. This is HIS case against privatization.
Feb 13, 2012 | 4:22Type A BACKTALK 2: Audience feedback and host response AudioType A BACKTALK 2: Audience feedback and host response Feb 13, 2012 | 4:22In this webisode, Karin and Rod open the mailbox and respond to some of your tweets, phone calls, website comments and Facebook posts about the most recent episode, on the future of Canada-US Relations.
Feb 24, 2012 | 11:52Type A BACKTALK 3: Audience Reaction to Privatization AudioType A BACKTALK 3: Audience Reaction to Privatization Feb 24, 2012 | 11:52In this webisode, Karin and Rod open the mailbox and respond to some of your tweets, phone calls, website comments and Facebook posts about our episode on Privatization.
Feb 27, 2012 | 52:59Type A The Debt AudioType A The Debt Feb 27, 2012 | 52:59Rod Love has seen the enemy and it is "debt". He was part of the Alberta government that slayed the beast - well at least, temporarily. Like other governments, Alberta is back in the red. But is debt really something to be feared?
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