Our national affairs panel on the odds of a spring election; dismantling anti-Black racism in mental health-care; and historian Andrea Pitzer on a harrowing tale of survival in the Arctic
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In recent days, the Liberals have pledged to spend billions of dollars on public transit, the NDP said it would fix long-term care, and the Conservatives have promised to straighten out the economy. Some say the flurry of announcements could signal a potential election on the horizon. Here to weigh in on that debate is our national affairs panel: Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute; Susan Delacourt, national columnist at the Toronto Star; and Vassy Kapelos, host of the CBC's Power & Politics.
And the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction (CAMH) in Toronto is implementing a new strategy to tackle anti-Black racism in mental health-care. Matt Galloway speaks with Asante Haughton, who says the move is long overdue. He's the co-founder of the Reach Out Response Network, an organization focused on changing the response to people in mental health crisis. We also hear from Dr. Kwame McKenzie, director of health equity at CAMH; and Noreen Sibanda, executive director of the Alberta Black Therapists Network.
Then, historian Andrea Pitzer brings us a harrowing story of death and survival in the North more than four centuries ago. She tells us about Dutch explorer William Barents and his crew, who became trapped in the Arctic, surrounded by polar bears, during their third polar expedition. Her new book is called Icebound:Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World.