This Matters

With COVID-19 quarantine, the air has been cleaner and the streets have an eerie stillness, but the light has never shone brighter on longstanding social, economic and racial inequality in our lives.…

The Law Society of Ontario, which represents more than 55,000 lawyers says only 3.2 percent of Ontario’s lawyers are Black. This is no different from so many industries (including news media) but it …

After the SIU report cleared Toronto police officers of any criminal action, the police oversight organization remains dogged with criticisms by community members, lawyers and academics alike. Justic…

To discuss the state of the movie industry, streaming, TIFF, drive ins, blockbusters, indies and, of course, a quick review of “Tenet,” Raju Mudhar talks with Peter Howell, former film critic at the …

Erin O’Toole is the new leader of the Conserative Party of Canada. National politics reporter Alex Boutilier joins Adrian Cheung to talk about the meaning of O’Toole’s win and what the future will lo…

In today’s episode, we will get a first-hand account from a military frontline worker about how the force’s responded to the pandemic and to the care and well-being of Canadians, and what can be done…

A second wave of COVID-19 could be devastating for the economy already reeling under deficits. In today’s episode, Dr. Steven Hoffman, a professor of legal epidemiology, global health, law and politi…

Proponents of body cameras say they add accountability and transparency. Critics say they are expensive and simply do not work in terms of improving of changing police behaviour. To discuss this, we …

Are constant deep-cleans necessary? And is ‘hygiene theatre’ taking away time and resources from methods that are proven to slow down transmission, namely: mask wearing, physical distancing, hand was…

Like all generations, there are ‘Covidiots’ and ‘Novidiots.’ Everyone is not the same. The Star’s culture reporter Karon Liu went digging and talked to many young people who are fighting the stigma o…

The WE Charity controversy continues to rage on for the Liberal government and this week, the first victim has been claimed. Finance Minister Bill Morneau and MP of Toronto-Centre resigned from his p…

Politicians have been using artists’ music without permission for a long time, but Donald Trump is a new kind of offender. Neil Young has had enough. Entertainment lawyer Larry Iser tells us how a ne…

Joanna Chiu, who covers China-Canada relations for the Star, joins This Matters to discuss the state of relations between the two nations, and the issues that are causing friction between them. With …

A bunch of bike lanes, a plethora of pop up patios and new landlocked beaches? What Toronto is this? Star columnist Shawn Micallef joins This Matters to talk about public spaces and the Toronto’s cha…

The belief that schools are the safest place for kids is not the lived reality for many students who faced problems even before the pandemic. Dr. Tyler Black, child and adolescent psychiatrist at the…

York University researchers published a study reporting that while the Chinese diaspora in Canada faced incidents of harassment, they often ahead of the curve in responses to the pandemic, even compa…

The Star’s Queen’s Park Bureau reporter Kristin Rushowy joins Saba Eitizaz to try to answer some of the most burning questions that parents have about how to navigate a back to school season while st…

Advocates are raising the alarm as more than 20 percent of Toronto’s homeless population is made up of children — nearly doubled in number from just four years ago. There are currently thousands of c…

Adrian Cheung and Toronto Star reporter Angelyn Francis break down the intricacies of the law, backed by the advice of employment lawyers, the changing societal acceptance of protests, and the cross-…

You probably can’t stop checking your phone for another news article, another video, another chart to help you make sense of what’s happening. And there’s a (relatively) new word for it: ‘Doomscrolli…