There's a lot of talk about people moving from cities and into suburban, small-town, and rural communities. Will the pandemic redraw the map of where Canadians live? Then, world-renowned medical biochemist and botanist Diana Beresford-Kruger discusses the healing medicine that trees offer us, and the role they play in disabling global warming.

In the wake of calls to drastically reform, defund, or even abolish police services, how can Ontario change the culture of its policing? Then, is the use of algorithmic surveillance technologies by Canadian police a threat to privacy and fundamental freedoms?

Journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova reveals what poker taught her about luck, skill, and decision-making in everyday life.

Resurgent authoritarianism, a rise in populism; is liberal democracy meeting its reckoning? The editor and contributors of a new book, "Constitutional Democracy Under Stress: A Time for Heroic Citizenship," reflect on this notion. Then, how the Canadian government is planning to force big tech companies such as Google and Facebook to pay for Canadian content and assist struggling media companies in the process.

Personal support workers are an essential service but what does it take to become one in Ontario? Then, The Agenda reviews its top stories from the week.