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Ep. 085: Certify Your Company as Ethical and Sustainable
What is the B Corp movement? According to Craig Ryan, a B Corp is to corporations what LEED is to building design.
Ep. 081: The US and Canada Must Accept Refugees
Horrifying circumstances that have forced 13.5 million Syrians from their homes. More than six million people have been forced to flee fearing for their lives. 147 member states of the United Nations agreed people in fear of their lives can and will be accepted as refugees without prejudice regardless of race, sex, age, disability, religion or nationality.
Ep. 080: Ensuring Success for Women in Tech
The percentage of women in computing sciences is exceptionally low and many experts point to the introduction of the Personal Computer as the culprit.
Ep. 079: The Real Downton Abbey
Lady Fiona is the current Countess of Carnarvon. She is also a historian and the author of "Lady Almina" – the woman whose real-life story formed the basis of the popular TV show "Downton Abbey."
Ep. 078: Closing the Gap of Canada's indigenous communities
According to the United Nations, Canada is sixth in the world on the Human Development Index. But if we only include First Nations, we would rank 63rd. That is according to Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde.
Ep. 077: Natural Resources Belong to Canada's First Nations
While most Canadians seem unaware of the changing ownership of the country’s natural resources, it hasn’t gone unnoticed internationally. That's what Bill Gallagher, author of Resource Rulers, believes.
Ep. 073: Ensuring Indigenous Kids Graduate
Sid Katz wants inner city indigenous students to graduate from high-school. That is why he co-founded Dogwood-25, an after school program designed to achieve that.
Ep. 072: Attracting women to the mining industry
There are many challenges facing mining companies committed to increasing women in their ranks at all levels.
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. 068: How to Become a Social Entrepreneur
Saul Minkoff has had quite the adventure in social entrepreneurialism. In 2013, he was part of a team competing for the Hult Prize offered by the Clinton Global Initiative to create a business that would help provide food security for 20 million people by 2020.
Ep. 065: The Cradleboard Project for First Nations Youth
Buffy Sainte-Marie says her career has lived at the intersection of social activist and artist. She points out that artists tell the stories of our times in ways that resonate.
Ep. 063: How To Design A City Of The Future
No matter the arguments for or against climate, the design of cities has to change. That is according to Darryl Condon, a civic design specialist, who says it’s a change that includes fewer cars, better transit, greater density and liveable spaces to make city living fun and affordable.
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. 053: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
Vicki Saunders is the driving force behind SheEO, an investment fund aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs through “Radical Generosity.”
Ep. 051: Making Cities Renewable
Shauna Sylvester is the driving force behind “Renewable Cities,” a conference that became a network focused on what cities can do to become 100% renewable – and it’s gone global.
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. 043: Developing A New Model for First Nations Engagement
The Tsilhqot’in decision “brings little justice." That is according to Dallas Smith, the Board President of the Nanwakolas Council. "What it brings is the possibility of opportunity but it hasn’t done anything to really make communities a better place to live.”
Ep. 042: Healing The Wounds of First Nations
The Tsilhqot'in decision has allowed all Canadians an opportunity to start the healing process that will lead to opportunity and success for all.
Ep. 041: First Nations Issues Are Not Just In The Past
The Tsilhqot’in and the "Truth and Reconciliation" report are the beginning of a national healing process that has only just begun. That is according to Linc Kesler Professor of First Nations and Indigenous studies at the University of British Columbia.
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.