- The fight over sick pay in Ontario (Rebroadcast from March 12, 2021)
Sunday, April 4th 2021
This is a rebroadcast from March 12, 2021.
Public health officials, city mayors and small businesses have called for it: paid sick leave. It has been cited as a factor that’s been proven to slow the spread of COVID-19 — without the protection of paid sick leave, employees often feel forced to go to work even while sick and symptomatic, to avoid missing a pay cheque or losing their jobs. The Ontario government has said for months it has no plans to create a paid sick leave program of its own but the pressure, both internally and publicly, is ratcheting up on the Ford government, ahead of the 2021 budget. Robert Benzie, Toronto Star’s Queen’s Park bureau chief, talks to “This Matters” host Adrian Cheung, about the months-long political fight over paid sick leave in Ontario and what might be expected in the coming weeks.
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- Opening Day: Blue Jay Jordan Romano, MLB.com’s Alyson Footer and Kim’s Convenience’s Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (simulcast of Deep Left Field baseball podcast)
Thursday, April 1st 2021
It’s April 1 and Major League Baseball — and spring — has officially started. We’re bringing you a special episode today, simulcasting the launch of Deep Left Field, a new baseball podcast from the Toronto Star, featuring long-time Blue Jays radio voice, Mike Wilner. Today, Mike speaks with Toronto Blue Jay pitcher Jordan Romano, MLB.com’s Alyson Footer and Kim’s Convenience’s Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.
Let’s play ball and we hope you'll listen to Deep Left Field wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
- How the ‘model minority’ myth fuels anti-Asian racism and white supremacy
Wednesday, March 31st 2021
A reckoning of anti-Asian racism and violence has been ongoing in the wake of the shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead, along with the thousands of reports of anti-Asian incidents during the pandemic. With both Canada and the U.S. have torrid histories of racism, how have long-running stereotypes and the ‘model minority myth’ of Asian Canadians and Americans turned into violence? Three Asian-Canadian journalists talk about the myth playing out in their lives, how it’s wielded as a weapon of anti-Asian and anti-Black hate and what unlearning it means.
Guests: Toronto Star journalists, Angelyn Francis, equity and inequality reporter, and Evelyn Kwong, team editor, speak to This Matters host, Adrian Cheung
- Explaining Canada’s new medical assistance in dying law
Tuesday, March 30th 2021
After several extended deadlines, Canada has a new medical assistance in dying (MAID) law that will broaden who will be able to make end-of-life decisions. That said, some of the most controversial aspects still need to be hammered out and several people are unhappy and critical of the new law. Jacques Gallant has been covering MAID for The Star and joins to explain what’s new in the law, what still remains up in the air and what comes next. Guest: Jacques Gallant, Star Reporter who covers legal affairs and federal politics
- Team Canada leader Marnie McBean on preparing for the Tokyo Olympics
Tuesday, March 30th 2021
The Olympics are one of the world’s most complex international events to stage, even in a “normal” year. How will that be done safely during a pandemic? One year after the historic postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games, we take you inside how Canadian athletes and staff are preparing for the summer games with a decorated Olympian and leader of Team Canada.
Guest: Marnie McBean, four-time Olympic medal winner, Chef de Mission of Team Canada for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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