Podcast
The Decibel
Episodes — page 49
- The billions of dollars in ineligible COVID benefits
The federal government paid $4.6-billion in COVID-19 benefits to ineligible recipients, and another $27.4-billion of payouts should be investigated to see if they met the program’s…
- Why your groceries cost so much
Canadians have already seen the cost of groceries grow by over 10 per cent this year, and costs are expected to keep rising. A bag of the humble romaine lettuce can cost as much as…
- How the Canadian justice system treats abused women
Two years ago, Helen Naslund was sentenced to eighteen years in prison for killing her husband, Miles, in 2011. They married young, in the early 1980s – he was twenty, and she was…
- How to stop Indigenous identity fraud
Joseph Boyden. Michelle Latimer. Carrie Bourassa. There has been a growing list of people who are accused of pretending to be Indigenous. Jean Teillet is a lawyer who was commissio…
- What a more sovereign Alberta would mean for Canada
On Tuesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced her sovereignty act, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, which would give her cabinet powers to not enforce fe…
- A glut of office space in a hybrid work world
The office vacancy rates in two of Canada’s biggest cities – Toronto and Vancouver – have more than doubled since before the pandemic. The Globe’s real estate reporter, Rachelle Yo…
- Zero-COVID protests break through the Great Firewall of China
Protesters in China are blaming zero-COVID policies for the deaths of 10 people in an apartment building in the city of Urumqi. Demonstrations erupted in dozens of cities around th…
- Canada’s ambitious plan to bring in 500,000 immigrants by 2025
The federal government plans to bring in 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025 – but only around 200,000 housing units are being built per year. With a cost-of-living crisis, sky-hig…
- Justin Trudeau testifies at the Emergencies Act inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s five-hour testimony wrapped up the final day of Emergencies Act inquiry. Mr. Trudeau faced questions about his decision to invoke the Emergencies Ac…
- Are we ready for the new medically assisted dying law?
In March, Canada will expand medically assisted dying to people with mental illness as a sole condition. This will make the country’s euthanasia law one of the most liberal in the…
- How soaring B.C. wait times are hurting cancer patients
Cancer patients are facing lengthy wait times to see a doctor and get treated in British Columbia. These delays are not only stressful for the patient, they allow the disease to gr…
- What the World Cup buys Qatar
With World Cup host country Qatar getting bad press for its treatment of migrant workers, its stance on LGBTQ rights and its strict regulations on alcohol, it’s hard to imagine tha…
- Premier Danielle Smith takes on health care in Alberta
Danielle Smith harshly criticized health officials’ response to the pandemic in Alberta during her campaign to become premier – and she promised to change things. She’s now making…
- Can big banks save us from climate change?
The year was 2021. And former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney had a dream. In Glasgow, he announced that wanted to bring together the world’s financial institutions to help sol…
- Rupi Kaur wants you to start writing
Rupi Kaur is one of the most famous poets in the world. When she was just 21, she self-published her first collection of poetry, Milk and Honey. She’s written two more collections…
- A doctor answers your questions about RSV, flu and COVID
As RSV, influenza and COVID circulate, health care systems that were already strained are struggling even more. Children’s hospitals in particular are seeing a surge of patients wi…
- The peace deal to end ‘world’s biggest war’ in Tigray
Two weeks after a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Tigray was reached, humanitarian aid finally started to arrive in the Tigrayan region on Tuesday. It’s the first sign that Et…
- What the liberation of Kherson means for the war in Ukraine
The Globe’s Mark MacKinnon was in Kherson this weekend while residents celebrated Ukraine regaining control of the city from Russia’s invading forces. They had been under Russian o…
- How FTX went from $32-billion to bankrupt in a week
Sam Bankman-Fried was seen by many as the golden boy of the cryptocurrency world. He was the CEO of major crypto exchange FTX, which at its peak was worth US$32-billion. He was kno…
- Why this climate scientist is worried the Bahamas won’t exist in 50 years
At the global climate conference COP27, a major discussion is a loss and damage fund. The idea is that wealthier countries that contributed more to climate change would put money t…
