The Currentwith Anna Maria Tremonti

The Current and q are hosting a live election-themed show in Toronto on Oct 1st — with music, first-time voters, and Rick Mercer. Here's how to get your tickets.

Climate change activists and policy makers are keeping a close eye on Germany to see if the country that once led the way on the transition to renewable energy can regain its reputation as a climate change leader.

A dozen or so historic villages in Germany are about to be swallowed up by open-pit coal mines in the coming years. Meanwhile, a neighbourhood in the city of Freiburg has forged its own reputation as a leader in energy conservation, solar power and green building standards.

Most of the journalists peppering Trudeau with questions about the brown and blackface images have been white. And many journalists of colour say when you’re covering an explosive story about race, that’s a problem.

El Jones, Halifax's former poet laureate, says after Trudeau's apology people of colour are under pressure to immediately accept and move on.

Reckoning with Canada's long history of racism; how the Trudeau blackface scandal is renewing calls for more diversity in Canada's newsrooms; why monarch butterflies are returning to Canada; and as conversations heat up around a ban on handguns, an inside look at Canada’s gun lobby.

Political strategists Shuvaloy Majumdar and Omar Khan on Justin Trudeau's brownface photo, plus a conversation with CBC reporter Tom Parry about his late-night apology on board the Liberal campaign plane.

Today on The Current: Two political strategists discuss Justin Trudeau's apology and next moves after a 2001 photo of him in brownface surfaced; plus, the team behind 'She Walks with Apes,' a documentary on trailblazing female primatologists; then, a look at the latest disinformation to emerge in this election campaign; and a conversation about the political uncertainty in Israel as the fight to form a new government continues.

Research shows high-level chess players can burn hundreds of calories while competing. We talk to grandmaster Maurice Ashley about why the game needs brains, and brawn.

Six federal party leaders will face off in the English-language debate on Oct. 7. Here's how to watch.

Today on The Current: Our national affairs panel looks at Maxime Bernier’s participation in the leaders debates, and party pledges about the money in your pocket; plus, author Alexandra Fuller discusses growing up in the violence and racism of the bloody bush war in Rhodesia; then, we look at claims that the stress of championship chess means players can burn 6,000 calories a day; and we talk to a former CSIS analyst about the fallout from allegations of a spying scandal at the RCMP.

Canadian author Naomi Klein's new book of essays On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal argues that fighting climate change requires a fundamental economic shift.

After a fatal shooting in Mississauga, Ont., over the weekend, we ask a panel of federal election candidates what their parties are planning to do about gun violence.

Today on The Current: We’re asking what the parties seeking your vote are planning to do about gun violence; plus, we talk to Naomi Klein about climate change and her new book, On Fire; and we look at escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

How Canada's intelligence community is reacting to the arrest of a senior RCMP official accused of spying; David Byrne on reasons to be happy; what's at stake as the Alberta government fights back against groups critical of the oilsands.

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer insisted the debate on abortion will not be reopened if he's elected, but one political strategist says fear around the issue is understandable.

Alanis Obomsawin's 53rd film tackles the legal battle for Indigenous children to receive equal healthcare services. She spoke to Laura Lynch about how her own experiences of discrimination as a child have informed her long career as a filmmaker.

Today on The Current: We looking at the performances at last night’s leaders debate; plus, we talk to world-renowned cave diver Jill Heinerth about mastering fear, and her closest calls; and Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin tells us how her own experiences of discrimination as a child have informed her long career as a filmmaker.

The alleged exfiltration of a U.S. spy from Russia was a message to calm other agents nervous about U.S. President Donald Trump's handling of sensitive information, according to author and former spy Naveed Jamali.

The House of Commons is going to review the websites of all MPs after an investigation by CBC News revealed that dozens of them have trackers that can be used to target advertising to people who have visited the site.

Today on The Current: We’re asking whether the Liberals’ new Arctic policy does enough to protect Canadian interests; plus, we’re digging into reports that the U.S. extracted a spy from Russia in 2017. Then, CBC reporter Andrea Bellemare tells us about concerns around political websites and your data; and we look at the origins of the board game Monopoly, asking why more people don’t know about the role played by female inventor Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau visited Gov. Gen. Julie Payette Wednesday, asking her to dissolve Parliament. Canadians will go to the polls on Oct. 21. We speak to a panel of former MPs about what to expect from the campaign ahead.