Brief Remarks

On today’s episode of Quality Content, host Alex Paterson speaks with Sarada Peri, former Senior Speechwriter to President Barack Obama and visiting Global Fellow with the Ryerson Leadership Lab, about the 2020 presidential primaries, the state of the democratic party and what it will take for them to win the next election.

Masculinity dominates our social, political, cultural, and economic lives. As a way of seeing and being in the world, it is often narrow-minded, aggressive, and oppressive. Toxic conceptions of masculinity are a threat to all of us; but they are also social constructions. As such, they can be deconstructed and reconstructed in the service of a healthier world for everyone. But first, we must understand masculinity. Towards that end, we ask: What does it mean to become a man? On episode 14 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks about masculinity with Rachel Giese, a journalist and the award-winning author of the book Boys: What It Means To Become A Man.

It’s been a while, but we’re glad to be back with a brand new episode of Quality Content. Last week, Canada 2020 hosted its 5th Annual Health Innovation Summit which looked the state and sustainability of the Canadian health care system. On this episode, our host Alex Paterson sits down with some Canada’s leading health experts for in-depth conversations around the future of innovation in health care. Here’s who you can expect from this episode of Quality Content: Bill Charnetski, Executive Vice Presiden, PointClickCare Elizabeth Toller, Executive Director, Regulatory Innovation, Health Canada David Lee, Chief Regulatory Officer, Health Canada Jodi Butts, Independent Board Member, Aphria

Last week, Canada 2020 hosted it’s 5th Annual Health Innovation Summit, bringing together key representatives from across the health system to expose how advancements in technology and investments in innovation help improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Here’s what you can expect from Part 3 of this episode of 2020 live: Special Presentation: Global Context, Global RisksDr. James Orbinski, Dahdeleh Centre for Global Health Research, York University The 3 P’s of Health Politics in 2020 - Pharmacare, Provinces & PandemicTim Powers, Summa StrategiesAnne McGrath, National Director, NDPPeter Cleary, Santis Health

Last week, Canada 2020 hosted it’s 5th Annual Health Innovation Summit, bringing together key representatives from across the health system to expose how advancements in technology and investments in innovation help improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Here’s what you can expect from Part 2 of this episode of 2020 live: Presentation: Stepping into the Future of Treatment & Care in CanadaElizabeth Toller, Executive Director, Regulatory Innovation, Health CanadaDavid Lee, Chief Regulatory Officer, Health Canada In ConversationThe Hon. Mary NG, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade In Conversation: Adopting Innovation on the Front LinesAlex Munter, President & CEO, CHEOJodi Butts, Independent Board Member

Last week, Canada 2020 hosted its 5th Annual Health Innovation Summit, bringing together key representatives from across the health system ​to explore how advancements in technology and investments in innovation help improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Here’s what you can expect from ​Part 1 of this episode of 2020 live​: Welcoming Presentation Dr. Sandy Buchman, President, Canadian Medical Association Presentation: Health Care Costs, Demographic Pressures & Emerging Challenges Mostafa Askari, Chief Economist, IFSD, uOttawa Panel Discussion: Growing the Health Innovation Ecosystem Matthew Collingridge, General Manager, Digital, GE Healthcare Janet Daglish, National Director, Bayshore Bill Charnetski, EVP PointClickCare

As Canada watches protests, blockades, and other actions from Wet'suwet'en land defenders and their allies, we are reminded that protest and civil disobedience are essential to a free and democratic society. What purpose does direct action serve? For whom? Why not try other means to achieve your ends? In other words: Why protest? On episode 14 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks about protest, civil disobedience, revolt, and revolution with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, curation editor at Buzzfeed News and co-host of the CBC podcast Party Lines.

In January, the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel released its report ‘Canada’s Communications Future: Time to Act’. The recommendations are sprawling; some are wise and timely, others are invasive and unnecessary, advocating a highly regulated internet and an interventionist communications regulator in service of, among other things, the future of Canadian content and culture on the internet, in the broadcast sphere, and beyond. But what the panel and its defenders take for granted cannot simply be asserted. We must ask: Does Canadian content need saving? On episode 12 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks about the BTLR review, Canadian content and culture, the future of the CBC, and more with Daniel Bernhard, Executive Director of the advocacy organization Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.

Canada’s national defence regime has long been bound up with the United States and our allies. For years, along with our partner states, we have been under various threats from the Cold War to terrorism and beyond. Most recently, challenges from Russia and China have become particularly significant while questions surround the future of American hegemony and the NATO alliance. That leaves us to ask: Can Canada defend itself against foreign threats? On episode 11 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks about the present and future of Canadian national defence with Richard Fadden, a retired civil servant who held a number of distinguished positions in the federal government, including Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Deputy Minister of National Defence, Director of the Canadian Intelligence Security Service, and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada.

To help map out the path ahead, Canada 2020 welcomed back to our studio Senators Raymonde Saint-Germain and Yuen Pau Woo, facilitators of the ISG, to continue the discussion on progress towards Senate independence, what it means for our parliamentary democracy, and how it will function differently with Canada’s new minority government.

The Royal Family is once again front and centre in the news, this time thanks to two of its most prominent members, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, stepping back from their official duties. Whenever the royals take centre stage, the country is plunged headlong into a familiar debate: Does Canada need the monarchy? On episode 10 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Dale Smith, a freelance journalist in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, author of The Unbroken Machine, and contributor of the upcoming book Royal Progress: Canada's Monarchy in an Age of Disruption, about the monarchy and its role in Canada’s past, present, and future.

In June of this year, the Conservative Party of Canada will choose a new leader. Its last leadership race, in the spring of 2017, highlighted competing visions of conservatism within the party springing from different values, priorities, and approaches among the country’s conservatives. What is the future of conservatism in Canada? On episode 9 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Kate Harrison, Vice-President at Summa Strategies, about the directions that the Conservative Party, and the conservative movement, might take.

On December 16th, 2019, Canada 2020 hosted a LIVE event featuring the wildly entertaining and informative Canadian public affairs podcast: The Herle Burly. The Herle Burly podcast is an insightful, fast-paced show offering an insider’s peek behind the curtain of Canadian politics. Back-room strategist and pollster, David Herle was joined on this LIVE showing of the Herle Burly Podcast by conservative strategist Jenni Byrne and political commentator and media expert, Scott Reid. Tune in for an uncut and uncensored conversation with some of Canada’s most experienced politicos.

Canada’s 43rd Parliament is in session. The Speech from the Throne has been delivered. Justin Trudeau remains Prime Minister. But the dynamics in the House of Commons are likely to change now that the country has a minority government. What should we expect from Canada’s 43rd Parliament? On episode 8 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Tonda MacCharles, senior reporter with the Toronto Star in Ottawa, about the policies and politics of the months to come.

This month, Canada 2020 hosted the National Forum on Agri-Food: Competing in a New World Order. The Forum was the peak gathering of Canada 2020’s Food Brand Project, which is studying a global agri-food system at a crossroads. At the forum, David McInnes, who is leading the Canada Food Brand project, sat down with policymakers, industry leaders and stakeholders to discuss Canada’s unique position as a possible global agri-food leader, and what exactly is behind Canada’s food brand. In this episode of 2020 Live covering the National Forum on Agri-Food, you’ll hear from Jean-Paul Gladu, President, and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, Priya Bapat, Consultant at The Economist Intelligence Unit, Bill DiMento, Vice-President of High Liner Foods, Tanya Woods, Managing Director at the Chamber of Digital Commerce Canada, and Noreen Lanigan, Director at Europe & North America Bord Bia (Ireland).

The internet was once imagined as a free and open communications utopia. Like all utopias, however, it was not to be. But the spirit of an unbound and accessible internet lives on, as does the question “Can we fix the internet?” On episode 7 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Laura Tribe, executive director of Open Media, about digital rights and telecom policy in Canada.

Meet the new government, same as the old government. Kind of. On election night, Canada returned a hung parliament with Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party set to maintain power--but now in a minority position. The prime minister remains the prime minister, but he will be forced to cooperate with opposition parties to legislate. On episode 6 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Aaron Wudrick, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, about what to expect in the next parliament and whether it will be good for Canadians.

To mark the first anniversary of cannabis legalization, Canada 2020 hosted a number of cannabis industry moguls at the Canadian Grown Conference in Toronto. During the two day event, Canada 2020's Alex Paterson and Jay Rosenthal of The Business of Cannabis, sat down with several people from the industry - from policymakers and researchers to cannabis business owners. In this episode, you'll hear about the challenges of legalization in year one, hopes for the coming year, and what it will take for Canada to maintain its first-mover advantage in the cannabis industry. Voices include Hon. A. Anne McLellan, co-chair of the Government of Canada's Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, Chuck Rifici, Chairman at Auxly and CEO at Nesta, Ruth Ross, Professor and Chair of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and many more.

On this election campaign special, we discuss one of Canada’s closest races ever -and what you should expect in the days, weeks, and months to come. For episode 5 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Shannon Proudfoot, a journalist with Maclean’s, about the performances of each party so far, minority and majority parliaments, voter turnout, and some ridings to watch.

On October 21st, Canadians will go to the ballot box and return a government in Canada’s forty-third general election. The race is very close--the incumbent Liberals and the Conservatives are within a few points of one another in most polls. In episode 4 of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Kevin Milligan, a professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, about some of the policy differences between the country’s top four national parties and what they might mean for Canadians.