The Elder Files

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This is a sobering listen to the need for policy and law reform on behalf of Canadian elders; intimate partner violence, care and decision …

Merrell-Ann Phare is a master class in Canadian humility, vision & transformation.  She is a powerhouse living into the work & difficult conversations of reconciliation and decolonisation.

Merrell-An…

We kick it off during the hottest of times in British Columbia where global warming is burning forests and heat related deaths & temps are at an unprecedented high.  Donnie shares their take on what …

Andre Picard is an award winning journalist, investigative health reporter & author. He has received honorary doctorates from six universities, including UBC and the University of Toronto. Despite th…

The failure of the current paradigm of elder community & care In Canada, amplified by the pandemic, seems bleak and without hope.  Whether you are young adults with parents who  are in their late 50'…

Diane Hache garnered media attention late last year when she stripped and sold copper from old cable giving the final profit of $94,000 to the Yellowknife Women's Society.   

A petite woman with a mi…

Bob is an experienced leadership and engagement practitioner, a storyteller and a songwriter.  He led a unique civic engagement initiative when he co-founded the Music Mile arts district in Inglewood…

Episode 3, recorded during a sunny pandemic afternoon, comes complete with sounds of a neighbourhood dog barking at squirrels somewhere in the background.

We quickly settle into the dulcet tones of R…

This conversation with Jules brings personal and powerful narratives to the near absent landscape of documentary work with and about elder women in Canada. 

The catalyst for this episode is an unexpe…

Terry Fallis is a beloved Canadian novelist whose gift of humour is as unique as his own journey to becoming an award winning novelist later in life.

 In this episode Terry shares insights about his …