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Debating Ontario's Health-Care Overhaul
The Agenda invites two former Ontario ministers of health to discuss changes to health-care delivery in the province.
March 25, 2019 - 28:29

Steve Paikin's Articles

Mike Harris, former Ontario premier
Politics
The surprising reason you shouldn’t complain about MPPs’ pension plans

Ontario voters often get up in arms about MPP pensions. Here’s why their outrage is misplaced.

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Politics
The Ron Taverner controversy shows that, sometimes, the system works

Majority governments may seem to have all the power — but the flap over the OPP commissioner appointment demonstrates that they can be convinced to back down.

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Politics
Meet one dark-horse candidate for the Ontario Liberal leadership

Some Liberals in this province are thinking that former MPP Tim Murphy should run for leader. They may be on to something.

University of Toronto professor and public speaker Jordan Peterson
Politics
Why the government’s campus free-speech policy is making universities nervous

New rules have come into effect governing freedom of speech at post-secondary institutions. This could get ugly — and expensive.

lobby of the Richard Nixon museum in California
Politics
Fifty years ago, America’s most brilliant and troubled politician became its 37th president

Richard Nixon was arguably the most brilliant foreign-policy practitioner in U.S. history. He also talked like a mob boss.

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