Apr 29, 2020
Former Wynne policy chief Karim Bardeesy and economist and Atkinson Foundation Fellow Armine Yalnizyan join Alexi and Garima to talk about how the Trudeau and Ford governments are doing in propping up the economy now that we're more than a month into COVID-19.
Apr 24, 2020
OECTA President Liz Stuart joins Ontario Loud to talk about the deal that the teachers unions have struck with Minister Stephen Lecce - the highlights, lowlights, and what the dynamic at the table was like. We also talk online learning, and how teachers are adjusting.
Apr 22, 2020
Alvin and Chris sit down with Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario and MPP for Guelph, to talk about what working in the legislature has been like during the pandemic. How are the opposition parties working (and not working) together to push the Ford government on important issues? Find out.
Apr 17, 2020
Ontario Loud is starting a book club and YOU. ARE. INVITED. Alexi White sits down with Professor Donald J Savoie from the University of Moncton to talk about his 2019 book "Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of our Institutions." Dr. Savoie is a Canada Research Chair in Public Administration, so if he...
Apr 15, 2020
While it may seem like a distant memory, teachers were on strike in early 2020, and have now reached tentative deals with the province on provisions of their central contracts. We also talk with Dr. Casey Park about how Toronto's healthcare system is dealing with COVID.