How transparent is your city or town?

A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Aug. 21, 2024: Guest host Syd Smith in for Ben O'Hara-Byrne

Bomb threats made to Jewish institutions across Canada (0:00)

Guest: Richard Robinson, director of research and advocacy for B'nai B'rith Canada

Journo Corner: How transparent is your city or town? (9:35)

Guest: Tom Cardoso, investigative reporter, The Globe and Mail

Ontario moves to ban safe consumption sites near schools, limit new locations (28:08)

Guest: Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

Impacts from the latest rail strike (43:08)

Guest: Jackie Clayton, mayor of Grande Prairie

Impacts from the latest rail strike (52:15)

Guest: Bill Prybylski, a vice-president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan

What factors may decide the U.S. election that we aren’t paying enough attention to? (58:50)

Guest: Christian Grose, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Southern California

How governments of all levels may look to adapt as natural disasters increase (1:15:16)

Guest: David Etkin, an Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management at York University