Apr 30, 2021

The pandemic lead to one of Canada’s worst economic years on record. Millions of Canadians have lost their jobs and been put in dire financial circumstances. An emergency fund may seem like a solution, and according to the Bank of Canada, household savings have hit an all-time high of $180 billion. With that said,...

Apr 29, 2021

Peel region is a gateway to Ontario and a manufacturing hub. The region also has one of the highest COVID case rates in the country. Freelance journalist Fatima Syed joins “This Matters” to trace the story of Peel region during a pandemic, explaining how residents were neglected at every step and how this is the...

Apr 28, 2021

Guest: Rosa Saba, business reporter for the Toronto Star

The big three of Canada’s grocers: Loblaw, Metro and Empire created “hero pay” for cashiers, shelf stockers and other essential working staff at the start of the pandemic last year. But the pay bumps didn’t last long and most grocers got rid of it by...

Apr 27, 2021

Guest: Robert Benzie, Toronto Star’s Queen’s Park bureau chief

Paid sick days has arguably been the number one political issue that has continually dogged Premier Doug Ford’s provincial government through the pandemic. The premier was resolutely against them initially, but last week he changed his tune and...

Apr 26, 2021

It’s 2021 and many people in Canada’s First Nations still do not have clean drinking water. The startling fact is laid bare in “Clean Water, Broken Promises,” an extensive report from Concordia University’s Institute of Investigative Journalism which brought together 70 students from 10 universities,...