Out in the Openwith Piya Chattopadhyay

‘I went into my own crisis,’ said Jessica Patoine after an emergency call.

The bystander effect prevented Jeva Lange from helping someone who she thought was contemplating suicide.

Between natural disasters, targeted attacks, and everyday accidents, we hear about crises happening to other people on the news all the time. This week, Piya speaks with people who were there when crisis struck, to find out how they responded... and what their reaction says about them.

Corporate inclusion manager Tej Singh Hazra says addressing inequality ‘means having everybody at the table’

Activist, writer and social worker Feminista Jones doesn’t like the term 'ally'. Instead, she says she wants 'co-conspirators'.

The word "ally" is thrown around a lot these days, especially by people who work to support women, people of colour, and those in the LGBT community. This week, we go beyond the buzz of the word to see what it really means... and whether it makes a difference.

Daryl Davis is a black blues musician. He's befriended hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members, many of whom have since changed their views on white supremacy. And he’s got dozens of robes and hoods in his closet to prove it.

Elizabeth Moore was one of the few female members of the neo-Nazi group the Heritage Front in the early 1990s.

One year after the hashtag #MeToo took off, motivating victims of sexual harassment and assault to go public about their experiences, Piya speaks with people about how it has -- or has not -- changed their own lives.

The Montreal actress describes how life on set has changed after going public with her allegations of harassment by Harvey Weinstein, and in the wake of the wider #MeToo movement.

Olukunle Adetunji was deported to Nigeria in 2014 and came back to Canada two years later, only to be found out and detained. After his release, he says all he wants is to be with his family.

Elisée Makola and Humayun Sawar came to Canada without their parents and have yet to be reunited years later.

Cristina Acuram came to Canada in 2007 as a caregiver to support her four children back in the Philippines. She’s still waiting to hear whether her family can join her in Canada.

Haley House, a unique halfway house in Ontario, specifically caters to the needs of older and palliative offenders on parole — a type of facility prisoner advocates say we need more of.

A survivor, a witness, a victim's family, the city's mayor and more talk to Out in the Open host Piya Chattopadhyay about what happens in the aftermath of mass tragedy.

In a wide-ranging interview with Out in the Open host Piya Chattopadhyay, the controversial senator reflects on the personal turmoil that nearly ended his career.

Silence can protect survivors of sexual assault, allow them to heal. Or it can isolate them, and let shame fester. So it’s hard to know when to break it.

Mahjong, Chinese chess, singing, and of course, bingo: just some of the activities for seniors living at Yee Hong, a culturally appropriate care home.

When we imagine old age, we tend to picture — and fear — mental decline, physical breakdown, and loss of independence. This week, Piya speaks with people facing additional challenges in the process of getting older... just because of who they are.

People at the economic and social margins don’t have the luxury of ageing into ‘golden years’ and retirement.

Dementia runs in Shoshana Pellman’s family and as a transgender woman, she’s terrified of losing her memory, her identity and her ability to defend herself.

Stephen Reid went back to prison at 50-years-old and was sentenced to another 18 years. That’s when he realized prison isn’t the same as an older man.