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Ontario's tuition-free PSW program 

An elder woman laughs with her smiling personal supprt worker.

On February 26th’s show: 

  • We have our weekly news panel with Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore 
  • In the second hour of the show: 
    • Entertainment critic Michael McNeely reviews the dramatic film “Supernova” starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci
    • And, Karen McKay from the Centre for Equitable Library Access shares some news about the federal government’s announcement in their Fall Economic Statement. They will begin cutting its financial support for accessible reading materials and services by 25% each year until the funding ceases in 2025
    • Karen also tells us about this year’s Freedom to Read Week award winner, David Robertson
      • She also describes some books to look forward to, including a fictional book by Hilary Clinton and Louise Penny 
      • And, she shares some of CELA’s Featured Titles for World Thinking Day on February 22. Book titles include: 
      • “Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life” by Maria Shriver
      • “Liminal Thinking: Create the Change You Want by Changing the Way You Think” by Richard Saul Wurman, Dave Gray
      • “Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins” by G. K Kasparov 
      • "No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters” by Karen Joy Fowler, Ursula K Le Guin

 

Myanmar's protests and the Rohingya minority

Two protesters are holding up a sign, covering their faces, that reads "We don't accept Military Coup." Their other hands are holding up three fingers.

On Thursday February 25th's show: 

Black Canadian 365

A graphic that reads "Black Canadian 365" with the continent of Africa and a red maple leaf inside of it.

On Wednesday, February 24th's show: 

  • Paralympian Jessica Tuomela describes Scent Evidence K9, a scent preservation kit designed for animals to re-unite family members who have wandered off
  • community reporter Dorothy Macnaughton tells us about the skiing opportunities available at the Hiawatha Highlands in Sault Sainte Marie. To access her full report, visit here 
  • Facebook is ending their news blackout in Australia. Mike Agerbo of the App Show fills us in
  • veteran political correspondent Craig Oliver discusses U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first official bilateral meeting 
  • and, rapper and motivational speaker Duane Gibson describes Black Canadian 365, his online initiative documenting Canadian Black History
     

Joanne Weber becomes research chair in Deaf education

A photo of Joanne Weber signing.

China's Uighur Muslims

Members of the Uyghur diaspora and their allies protest outside the Chinese embassy in Toronto back in 2019.

On Friday's February 19th's show: