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Is the Tea Party derailing US democracy?

Is the Tea Party derailing US democracy?

Anuradha Koirala: Fighting sex slavery in Nepal

Anuradha Koirala: Fighting sex slavery in Nepal

Diane Francis on a Canada-US merger

Diane Francis on a Canada-US merger

What's in those rail tankers?

What's in those rail tankers?

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Susan Delacourt on Shopping For Votes

Thursday, October 3, 2013 | Categories: Books , Canadian , Episodes , Politics

Canadians used to vote for their governments but journalist Susan Delacourt believes we now shop around for them. (Photo: Adam Scotti)

Canadians used to vote for their governments but journalist Susan Delacourt believes we now shop around for them. (Photo: Adam Scotti)

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Journalist Susan Delacourt believes Canadians' relationship with their politicians has changed since the consumer boom of the 1950s. Consumers have wants, she says. Citizens have needs. Susan Delacourt joins us to talk about Shopping For Votes.

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Why residents of Flin Flon, Manitoba, don't trust their hospital

Thursday, October 3, 2013 | Categories: Canadian, Episodes, Health |

Why residents of Flin Flon, Manitoba, don't trust their hospital
In the city of Flin Flon, near the Manitoba Saskatchewan border, some residents drive hundreds of kilometres to avoid their own hospital. Gosia Sawicka with the CBC's I-team in Winnipeg travelled to the mining community to hear from residents.

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Checking-In: Michael Kirby on North Korea, Obamacare, Flood Insurance & Spoilers

Thursday, October 3, 2013 | Categories: Checking-In , Episodes |

Checking-In: Michael Kirby on North Korea, Obamacare, Flood Insurance & Spoilers
The twitter-verse, the emails,, the outrage and the incredulity. We steeped ourselves Tea Party logic yesterday and we will share some feedback. Plus updates on everything from North Korea to flood insurance to spoiler alerts when we revisit the hot-button stories of the week.

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Arbitrary detentions in Egypt: A regression in human rights

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | Categories: Canadian, Episodes, International |

Arbitrary detentions in Egypt: A regression in human rights
The conditions of their imprisonment are horrific enough but it is the nature of the arbitrary detention of Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani - no charges, wild allegations and an indifference to international pressure that has human rights advocates raising wider concerns.

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Pardoning Alan Turing

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | Categories: Episodes, Technology |

Pardoning Alan Turing
He was the mathematician who cracked the code on the German Enigma machine, ending the Second World War but Alan Turing's final letters spoke of his punishment when he was sentenced under British law for being gay. There's a push to have him pardoned but critics say another 100,000 gay men also deserve to have their so-called crimes wiped away.

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Canada's medical marijuana industry turns a new leaf

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 | Categories: Canadian, Episodes, Health |

Canada's medical marijuana industry turns a new leaf
The Harper government is making big changes connected to the control of medical marijuana. It has some businesses rushing to be part of a new business system and others questioning the costs, access and motives of the government. Today we're talking medical marijuana and the free market.

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A Tale of Two Syrians Divided

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 | Categories: Episodes, International |

A Tale of Two Syrians Divided
The leaders of the world remain divided over whether to intervene militarily in Syria. Syrians themselves aren't sure whether foreign involvement is needed or desirable. We speak with two Syrians living through the crisis.

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Spoiler Alert! Debating Spoiler Etiquette

Monday, September 30, 2013 | Categories: Episodes, Interview Panel |

Spoiler Alert! Debating Spoiler Etiquette
There are those who watch Breaking Bad who now know what happened in the final episode of last night. And there are others who haven't caught up and don't-want-anyone-to-spoil-it. The power-of-the-plot and anticipation over a gripping story are age old but is it time to cut the coddling and end the spoiler alert?

Read More to vote in our poll: Do spoilers spoil everything?

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Health Care in Danger: Humanitarian workers under attack

Monday, September 30, 2013 | Categories: Episodes, Health, International, Interview Panel |

Health Care in Danger: Humanitarian workers under attack
Canadians John Greyson and Dr. Tarek Loubani were helping the wounded when they were arrested in Cairo. News of their jail time extended another 45 days comes right on the heels of the ICRC warning of increased dangers for all medical workers in conflict zones. Today, we discuss the risks humanitarian workers face when they travel to combat zones.

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The business of fake online reviews

Friday, September 27, 2013 | Categories: Episodes |

The business of fake online reviews
In the online world of reviews, many are fiction or rather fakes. Some written by friends or family. Some written by a person half way around the world who may praise the steak, they've never tasted. The problem irked New York's Attorney General so much he faked out the fakes.

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How human-based technology is life-changing for people with disabilities

Friday, September 27, 2013 | Categories: Episodes, Technology |

How human-based technology is life-changing for people with disabilities
When Walt Disney opened Disneyland, he had a vision of fusing technology with entertainment. Nearly sixty years later, the company has found a way of improving the microphone from a touch of a finger to a listeners ear. And new audio technology is improving the lives of many who are now hearing the world in new ways.

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