Does the Public Service ever want change, no matter who it hires? Garth Turner wanted to change the way a MP works and had to change Parties! Host Lynne Bermel becomes a ‘hockey junkie’ checking changes to an MP’s waistline. RUN 5:39
Just how internet-savvy do today’s politicians need to be? We asked MP Garth Turner – one of the first to go on record, online! RUN 1:37
Story One from the Make Me Care Challenge: The Mackenzie King Bridge Club focuses on the positive by speaking with politically engaged young Canadians. But first, watch a short ad for a newly released book from The Breakout Educational Network. RUN 6:53
Who better to ask if we’re getting a ‘bang for our federal bucks’ than Canada’s Auditor General? IYG blows a little dust of some of the early books and discovers that even the cost of ice was once accounted for. Now fast forward to today’s complicated performance and financial audits. How does Sheila Fraser do it? RUN 2:57
Host John Robson asks various journalists how they do their job of reporting on the different aspects of a budget for a variety of audiences. RUN 1:40
Rachelle Bergen talks to historian Charlotte Gray and takes us back in time to the origins of the women’s movement in Canada. RUN 7:49
John Robson discusses citizen engagement with Don Lenihan, of the Public Policy Forum. RUN 2:30
The little known story of the day the Nazis invaded Winnipeg during World War Two in support of the Canadian war effort. RUN 2:32
Uninspired? Uninterested? Unmoved by mainstream election coverage? OK then - YOU DO IT! IYG challenged young people feeling left behind to step up. Quit whining and do it better. The It’s your Government ”make me care” election challenge. Coming soon on IYG. RUN 2:33
Pamela Wallin, former Consul General in New York, discusses the Canada-U.S. relationship. RUN 0:58
MP Barry Campbell talks about his Walrus article on Canada’s political scene. RUN 3:48
From the environmental movement to women’s rights, it’s average citizens that create lasting change to our society. RUN 1:36