April 14, 2023
Dental care in Canada – How did we get here, where are we going?
This week on rabble radio, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks to Dr. Brandon Doucet about his new book, About Canada: Dental Care.
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April 7, 2023
Creating safer and more inclusive workplaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians
This week on rabble radio, labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Jade Pichette from Pride at Work to discuss creating safe and inclusive workplaces for trans, non-binary and agender people.
March 31, 2023
Building a livable Ontario means addressing the housing and climate crises
Georgia Kelly sits down with Franz Hartmann from The Alliance for a Livable Ontario. The two discuss the Alliance’s goals for holding the Ontario government accountable and creating vibrant communities across the province.
March 24, 2023
What will the 2023 federal budget bring for Canadians?
This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was ‘Off the Hill: Mind the gap – the federal budget and income equality.’
March 17, 2023
The expectations and assumptions of care work in Canada
Ethel Tungohan joins rabble radio to talk about how care work is viewed in Canada. She also explains why a complete breakdown of colonized thinking, learning and working in Canada must take place.
March 10, 2023
Providing abortion care in prison and the need for universal contraception coverage
This week, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell is joined by Dr. Martha Paynter. The two discuss a new guidebook for providing abortion care in prison, a new jail facility being built in N.B., and the need for universal contraception coverage in Nova Scotia.
March 3, 2023
Democracy Watch wants to hold dishonest politicians accountable
This week on the show, rabble contributor Doreen Nicoll speaks to Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, to talk about an ‘honesty in politics’ law and the fight to stop secret, unethical lobbying.
February 24, 2023
Code Pink’s global efforts toward a peaceful solution in Ukraine
It’s been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, sits down with Nick Seebruch to discuss why a peaceful resolution should be the only resolution people should be advocating for.
February 17, 2023
Tackling systemic racism and inequality in Canada
It’s Black History Month. In our latest Off the Hill political panel, our special guests examined the critical issues facing us in Canada this month and highlighted some of the initiatives happening across the country to address systemic racism and inequality.
February 10, 2023
Capt. Danny Bailey, a new face in Ontario’s drag scene
This week on rabble radio, rabble contributor Doreen Nicoll speaks to Katie Purdy (AKA Capt Danny Bailey), a drag performer in Oakville, Ontario. Purdy is on a mission to host more drag events in the Great Toronto Area.
February 3, 2023
CUPE Ontario’s Yolanda McClean on empowering BIPOC women workers
rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with CUPE Ontario secretary-treasurer Yolanda McClean to talk about gender and racial equity inside and outside of Canada’s labour movement.
January 27, 2023
Cooling the climate crisis – and the economy – in 2023
In our first Off the Hill panel of 2023, our guests discussed the critical issues related to the economic outlook and the climate emergency. Our January panel featured MP Leah Gazan, Jim Stanford, Clayton Thomas-Müller and Karl Nerenberg.