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  • Where does toxic political polarization come from and what can we do about it?

    December 10, 2024 · 41 min

    Toxic political polarization is on the rise around the world – and it’s making a mess of things. Ordinary people who might otherwise disagree, even strongly, and yet get on with one another, are at each other’s throats over just about…

  • What’s actually getting better?

    November 12, 2024 · 53 min

    Everybody loves a pentalogy. In March of 2020, host David Moscrop and guest Amanda Watson discussed how we were managing early pandemic life. In the months and years that followed, the two rejoined to talk about anxiety and late-pandemic…

  • How did women’s hockey become so popular?

    October 28, 2024 · 53 min

    Women’s hockey has surged in popularity in recent years. That growth has been a long time coming. The history of the women’s game stretches back more than one hundred years, and includes the rise and fall of teams, leagues, and…

  • Is there a better way to do democracy?

    October 1, 2024 · 39 min

    Democratic life is increasingly marked by toxic polarisation and partisan hostility. Public institutions are overrun by the few, leaving the many on the sidelines. Many of us are left to assume there’s only one way to self-govern, to let…

  • How do non-profit organizations work – or not?

    September 17, 2024 · 44 min

    The non-profit sector is massive. According to Statistics Canada, in 2022 the non-profit sector accounted for over 8 percent of GDP – contributing more than $216 billion to the economy.  Non-profits operate in many spaces, but are…

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  • Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?

    July 23, 2024 · 44 min

    Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies? You’ve heard it before, the old joke that Canada is three telecom companies in a trench coat. Or airlines. Or grocery stores. You’ve probably heard it here before…

  • In conversation with Seamus O'Regan: What does an anti-scab worker bill tell us about the state of labour in Canada?

    July 9, 2024 · 48 min

    Canada has passed a law preventing federally-regulated businesses from using scab workers. Bill C-58 passed in June and marked a significant milestone in the progress of worker’s rights. That it passed is notable; that it passed…

  • Are universities ready to modernize?

    May 28, 2024 · 43 min

    Universities are medieval, risk averse institutions. Some like to think of them as bastions of radicalism, but they’re actually quite conservative by nature – and in desperate need of modernization, a process of technological development…

  • What are the hidden costs of climate change?

    May 14, 2024 · 46 min

    This week, we have good news and bad news. The bad news, you know already. Climate change is catching up to us. We’re feeling its effects and they stand to get worse. We’re not doing enough, and what we are doing, we’re not doing as…

  • What is AI and is Canada ready for it?

    May 7, 2024 · 43 min

    Artificial intelligence means different things to different people. As an amorphous set of technologies deployed in countless applications, AI is tricky to understand, regulate, and integrate into our social and economic lives.  This is…

  • What is Kenneyism and why should we care?

    April 23, 2024 · 52 min

    A few weeks back, we spoke with Tiffany Balducci about the Alberta NDP leadership race. This week, we’re keeping on theme, but instead of looking ahead, we’re looking back.  You may have forgotten Jason Kenney. After his dismal leadership…

  • How is life becoming “enshitified"?

    April 15, 2024 · 49 min

    There’s no sharper way to assess the state of life in the early 21st century than through a lens of “enshitification,” a term this week's guest coined.  It’s described as the slow and steady worsening of each and every bit of our daily…

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About the show

Smart, witty, and thoughtful political conversations that break from the limits of the 24-hour news cycle and the 280 character limit. Listeners will come away with a deeper understanding of the history and implications of the issues that shape us and our environment, anchored in discussions about public policy, and supported by research. Open to Debate is a space for agreeable disagreement based on the belief that such exchanges are essential to the health of our democracy.