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"I'm actually living a lower standard of living in Canada, a first world country, than I was living in Jamacia, a third world country." Watch The Thread's look at immigration, with @namshine and @JeyanTVO youtube.com/watch?v=XrJu5z…
Wonderful news! I had the good fortune to talk with Dr. Michelle Murti and @spaikin in September 2019 about flu prevention on @TheAgenda with @spaikin. I greatly appreciated how she communicated her expertise with thoughtfulness and compassion. Congratulations, Dr. Murti!
(1/2) Meet Dr. Michelle Murti, @cityoftoronto's next Medical Officer of Health, starting September 3, 2025, pending Ministry of Health approval. Join us in welcoming her to Toronto Public Health!
Do you want to help shape the next season of Big [If True]? Join our Focus Group: forms.office.com/pages/response…
Having a child is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll ever make, but just how expensive is it to raise one? Ariana Longley breaks down how much it really costs to raise a child in Canada. youtube.com/watch?v=a2adZg…

Travel back to 1967 for Toronto’s very first #Caribana Festival in #TVOOriginal Play It Loud!, now streaming: youtube.com/watch?v=Q_uq6t… Plus, don’t miss the premiere of the brand-new doc #TVOOriginal Carnival: They Can’t Steal Our Joy later this month: youtube.com/watch?v=iH4K0u…
Tom Hanks owns more than 300 typewriters and still uses them almost every day. "California Typewriter" is a documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain loyal to the typewriter as a tool and muse. Stream now: youtube.com/watch?v=EKjdkU…
New from me at TVO, on how the politics around Crombie's leadership review have gotten more interesting in recent weeks. tvo.org/article/analys…
Oh how interesting. Some folks inside the OLP are kicking the tires on a leadership bid by Jeff Lehman, reports @sabrinananji. qpobserver.ca/p/exclusive-je…
ANALYSIS: Nine First Nation communities are challenging new Ontario and federal laws in court. Are Bill 5 and C-5 unconstitutional? @jm_mcgrath breaks it down: tvo.org/article/analys…
One of many fascinating insights from @tomfriedman from our live event in May that came to mind when U.S. foreign policy on Ukraine made news again: youtube.com/shorts/LZ6PdvK…
"whoever is running against Chow will be running to her political right... and... run up the score in the suburbs [with a] promise [of] some kind of “pause”, “reset”, or “reconsideration” on the city’s housing goals in the suburbs." tvo.org/article/analys…
“Toronto’s a single city when the suburbs “deserve” subways, but the suburbs are precious, delicate villages when a city of three million needs places for people to live.” — @jm_mcgrath #topoli tvo.org/article/analys…
New from me at TVO: Toronto's next election is already about housing. tvo.org/article/analys…
Step inside the rhythm of #TVOOriginal “Carnival: They Can’t Steal Our Joy,” a documentary that returns Carnival to its 19th‑century origins in emancipation and follows its pulse into the present. Premieres Sunday, July 27 at 9PM on TVO.
“Toronto’s a single city when the suburbs “deserve” subways, but the suburbs are precious, delicate villages when a city of three million needs places for people to live.” — @jm_mcgrath #topoli tvo.org/article/analys…
We need to talk about immigration. In this episode of The Thread, @namshine and @JeyanTVO explore the realities many immigrants face in Canada, from soaring housing costs, to low wages, and the gap between expectations and reality. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=XrJu5z…
Watch @davidlepofsky latest interview on @TVO #TheAgenda with @SPaikin for the latest in the battle for disability #accessibility in Ontario, with a surprise twist at the end! youtube.com/watch?v=1WtocN… #accessibility #AODA #onpoli
New from me at TVO, on colleges (it's pretty bleak!) tvo.org/article/analys…
My love and deepest condolences to the family of Abra Shiner who passed away this week. Abra invited us into her home last year #TVOTheThread Abra had terminal breast cancer & was being renovicted from her home of 25 years. May her memory be a blessing. gofund.me/252d51e4
“Manufacturing the Threat” is a thrilling and emotional film which examines a deeply disturbing episode in Canadian history, when an impoverished couple was coerced by undercover law enforcement agents into carrying out a terrorist bombing. youtu.be/gmYdtSnduOY?si…
“The college sector is already seeing real people lose real jobs, and the effects of that are going to reverberate across the economy far more directly than still-theoretical EV plants.” — @jm_mcgrath #onpoli tvo.org/article/analys…
From Elwy Yost’s film conversations on "Saturday Night at the Movies" to inspiring TVOkids programs, @tvo has sparked a love of art for generations. Help keep that spark alive. Your gift to the TVO Arts Education campaign brings inclusive, diverse art resources to classrooms and…