Episodes
Search episodes:
Filter by category:
Ep. 495: Child Sex Trafficking
We invited one of Canada’s leading advocates on behalf of vulnerable children, Cathy Peters, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about what we all need to know about child sex trafficking and how to stop it.
Ep. 482: Save Our Streets: Combating crime and lawlessness
We invited Jess Ketchum of SOS to join us for a Conversation That Matters about ways to combat crime and lawlessness.
Ep. 180: How Women Can Defend Against Violent Attacks
We invited Inspector Colleen Yee of the Vancouver Police to join us for a Conversation That Matters about strategies that allow you to survive in the presence of mortal danger.
Ep. 153: Is Omar Khadr a victim or a terrorist?
We sat down with Scott Taylor for a conversation about the reasons why Mr. Khadr should be seen as a victim and how we need to examine Canada's treatment of human rights.
Ep. 088: Sexual Assault and the Courts
"I don't see the Jian Ghomeshi case as a poster case for the need to change the system." That is according to Carol Baird Ellan, former British Columbia Provincial Court Chief Judge. "Having said that, I don't think survivors are well-served by our current system for a number of reasons."
Ep. 082: Cyber Criminals Target Small Business
Big businesses are doing such a good job of thwarting the efforts of hackers they have turned their attention to small business. That is according to cyber security expert Dominic Vogel.
Ep. 071: 21st Century Policing
"When Jim Chu retired he left the department in a very good place." That is according to new Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer, who took on the top job in the spring of 2015.
Ep. 055: The Cost of Poverty
“In a country that is so wealthy and prosperous, how is it that we cannot find a way to share that wealth and well-being and that opportunity for all Canadians?” That is the question posed by Adam Fair of Prosper Canada, an organization that is addressing poverty.
Ep. 049: Stop The Killing
Marta Cunningham is the American documentary film producer of "Valentine Road," a film that looks inside this world. It looks at both sides of the murder of Lawrence King, a young man who was shot by a fellow classmate because he let it be known he liked another male.
Ep. 040: How is Canada Fighting Terrorism?
There is a better way to fight terrorism than Bill C-51, according to Lt. Col. Harjit Sajjan.
Ep. 032: Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu Retires From Service
Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu is stepping down from the lead role with the Vancouver Police. He says, "Policing has changed a lot from the early 80s" when he first signed on. "You didn't have the massive number of drug addicts; you didn't have the mentally ill."