Quote: "Teachers effect eternity: they can never tell where their influence stops" Henry Adams
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Jun 18, 2001
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- July 16, 2019 - 58:48Bettany Hughes travels to China on the trail of Confucius, whose ideas have fundamentally shaped the country of his birth for around 2,500 years.
- July 15, 2019 - 28:17The team arrives in Kenya to learn how a termite queen tastes with mango and why the people of the West are not eating bugs.
- July 15, 2019 - 24:08Chinese artist Sun Xun often depicts works exploring Chinese culture and history.
- July 15, 2019 - 43:53Chef Anna Haugh joins Michael Buerk to celebrate food served at royal weddings.
- July 15, 2019 - 50:00Diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, Melissa is trying to find a job where she can feel accepted. Matt's ADHD makes it a struggle to maintain focus.
- July 15, 2019 - 56:20After the Rwandan genocide, General Roméo Dallaire was a broken man. His new mission: ending the use of child soldiers.
- July 15, 2019 - 45:00The group arrives in Muskrat Dam, one of several fly-in reserves in Northern Ontario.
- July 15, 2019 - 52:00Few places have been as successful as Medellin in tackling social problems head-on with urbanism, architecture and greening of the urban landscape.
- July 15, 2019 - 43:59Scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan travels to one of the remotest reefs on earth.
- July 15, 2019 - 26:31Veteran Canadian writer Barry Callaghan joins Nam Kiwanuka for a conversation about "All the Lonely People," his latest collection of short fiction.
- July 12, 2019 - 5:14Ontario Hubs reporter Jon Thompson discusses quirky monuments along the road in northern Ontario communities.
- July 12, 2019 - 21:19Anthony De Sa discusses his book, "Children of the Moon."
- July 11, 2019 - 26:17The Agenda discusses the marginalization of women in the sciences.
- July 10, 2019 - 26:38The Agenda discusses how to address the problem of too few women in leadership jobs in Canada.
- July 9, 2019 - 26:31Cecil Foster talks to Nam Kiwanuka about his book, "They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada."
- July 8, 2019 - 26:21Ann Hui discusses her book, "Chop Suey Nation," a history of Chinese food in Canada and an intimate retelling of her family's own story.
- July 5, 2019 - 1:46The Agenda discusses an Ottawa walking tour that teaches Canadian history from an Indigenous perspective.
- July 5, 2019 - 26:04Award-winning novelist Esi Edugyan talks about her book, "Washington Black."
The company has announced layoffs, and there’s no work scheduled at the plant beyond 2019. Here’s how the move could affect Thunder Bay and the workers who live there.
- OPINION: Prescription-medication coverage would be the ounce of prevention that’s worth a pound of cure in the Canadian health-care system.
- ANALYSIS: The city has launched a governance review in response to last year’s cut to council. According to a new research paper, it should take a serious look at how it deals with business improvement areas and neighbourhood associations
- OPINION: Every government talks a big game about reducing interprovincial trade barriers. The Alberta premier is reminding everyone that it’s possible to walk the walk.
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein talks to The Agenda in the Summer about her identity as a queer Black woman, the importance of mentorship, and why advocacy is a vital component of her work.
Fred Thomas played baseball in the Cleveland Indians farm system and football with the Toronto Argonauts. He was also one of Canada’s greatest basketball stars. But racism kept his story on the sidelines.
- Straight talk about patronage, the benefits of a walk in the woods, and the challenges women face at work.
OPINION: Body positivity teaches us that every body is beautiful — but maybe it’s time to stop trying to feel beautiful and start trying to feel good.
- In her introductory essay, editor Sylvia Bashevkin considers how Canada ranks when it comes to supporting women in political leadership.
