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Janet Ecker is President of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance and a former MPP and Ontario Progressive Conservative Finance Minister.
Videos
Canada's Best Premiers
May 2, 2012
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When Canadians think of political leadership, they often look to the Prime Minister's Office. However, Canada's premiers have built our social services, provided the conditions for the economy to grow...
Episodes
May 3, 2012
Ten provinces. Three territories. Many great leaders. The Agenda looks as Canada's best premiers and the positive contributions they made to our country.
February 3, 2011
The Interview: A Platform for the GTA Ontario's provincial election is just over eight months away. The Toronto Board of Trade has some clear ideas of what's needed to ensure the GTA's success for...
October 14, 2010
Your Agenda: Milan Markovic: Omar Khadr's Legal Troubles Omar Khadr has faced a number of legal battles in Canada and the United States. Temple University Law Professor Milan Markovic joins The...
March 25, 2010
Daily current affairs show offering in-depth analysis and intelligent debate on issues of concern in the rapidly changing world around us.
January 6, 2010
Janet Ecker on how to make Toronto a world-class financial centre. /// A look at the divide between traditional economics and behavioural economics. Will behavioural finance become more accepted...
November 3, 2009
Both the federal and provincial governments are dealing with ballooning deficits. How are they going to dig us out of a huge deficit, what sacrifices are they and we going to have to make, and why...
September 7, 2009
A conversation with Bill Davis: first elected 50 years ago today, his 25 years in public life touch us still. /// The community college system, the championing of public transit over automobile...
June 11, 2009
A conversation with Bill Davis: first elected 50 years ago today, his 25 years in public life touch us still. /// The community college system, the championing of public transit over automobile...
April 7, 2009
Between moderates and small 'c' conservatives, between rural dwellers and urbanites: Which way forward for the Progressive Conservatives? /// Democracy 2.0: author Joseph Peters on how governments can...
February 10, 2009
Finally: Progressive Conservative party leader John Tory on the by-election that may get him into the House ... and talked about around the kitchen table. /// The party and its policies: Ontario's...
January 28, 2009
Parsing government's role in the economy: from ownership stakes to preferred industries, are we seeing the return of the planned economy?///A land with plenty to offer, except a job: labour market...
October 24, 2008
The state of our stocks: Ontario Securities Commission chair David Wilson on the credit crisis and the capital market he oversees. Friday October 24 2008
October 8, 2008
Decision time: former Ontario finance minister Janet Ecker on how Bay Street and Queen's Park are responding to the credit crisis. Wednesday October 8 2008
September 2, 2008
Russia's imperial impulse: foreign analyst Janice Stein on the re-emergence of great power politics in the 21st century. Tuesday September 2 2008
March 14, 2008
Financial fears: Charmaine Buskas on the risks of a major shock to the U.S. economy and what that will mean for Canada.///War of words: the politics and policies behind the Ottawa-Queen's Park fight...
December 21, 2007
One city, two faces: Lyn Whitham on what the United Way's latest survey says about poverty in Toronto.///Poverty: the facts, the figures, the policies and the politics.
October 15, 2007
Historian Martin Meredith on his new book Diamonds, Gold, and War.///A look at the very complicated trade-offs between faith, choice and education.
September 20, 2007
Analysis and comment on the provincial political party leaders' debate.
September 10, 2007
As the 2007 Ontario election race officially begins, what does each party have to do to make their campaigns a success?///Ontario's new lieutenant governor, on his new job and on overcoming adversity.
May 15, 2007
Former U.S. diplomat Kenneth Quinones talks candidly about what it's like to negotiate face-to-face with North Korea, and just how close the U.S. and North Korea came to war a few years ago....
March 19, 2007
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on today's Federal Budget. Available as a Podcast Subscribe: Listen Now: Help ///Budget Veterans compare...
