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The Toronto Star's Editorial Board Podcast, a weekly podcast focusing on top issues of the day.

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    • Oct 28, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
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    What do we do about the crumbling Gardiner Expressway? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2013


    This week, the Star’s editorial board debates whether America’s increasingly ugly politics has damaged the country’s international standing, and we discuss what to do about the crumbling Gardiner Expressway. Editorial Page editor Andrew Phillips joins board members Gordon Barthos, Leslie Papp, Moira Welsh and Jordan Himelfarb. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    Hope for Syria?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2013


    This week, the Star’s editorial board discusses a sliver of hope in the Syrian crisis, and we look at Pauline Marois’s proposed Quebec values charter. Board members Gordon Barthos, Leslie Papp and Moira Welsh join Editorial Page editor Andrew Phillips. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    Should Ontario allow wider use of tasers by police?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2013


    This week, the editorial board discusses the Ontario government’s announcement that it will expand taser use by police, and we debate the politics of Justin Trudeau’s admission that he last smoked pot while already a sitting MP. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    We should be skeptical that Verizon will drive down our wireless prices: Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2013


    This week the Star’s editorial board talks about what the entry of U.S. telecom giant Verizon into the Canadian market would mean for our economy and our wireless bills, and we discuss the sad lives of sows on Canadian pig farms. Editorial Page Editor Andrew Phillips joins board members Gordon Barthos, Leslie Papp, Moira Welsh and Jordan Himelfarb. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    Senate expenses scandal reflects badly on Stephen Harper

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2013


    This week, the Star's editorial board discusses the growing Senate expenses scandal, and we debate the Toronto Community Housing Corporation's controversial move to reward tenants for crime-fighting. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    Is MLB doing enough to address doping?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2013


    This week, the Star’s editorial board debates whether Major League Baseball is doing enough to weed out doping. And in the wake of the tragic death of two New Brunswick boys strangled by a pet python, we look at what should be done about exotic pets. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    Sammy Yatim shooting: Why have the police learned so little about conflicts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2013


    This week, the Star's editorial board discusses the shooting of Sammy Yatim, and we debate the merits of Justin Trudeau's proposal to legalize marijuana. Editorial Page Editor Andrew Phillips joins board members Gordon Barthos, Leslie Papp and Jordan Himelfarb. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    Harper's 'enemies' list: More partisan mud-slinging or just politics as usual?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2013


    This week, the editorial board discusses the controversial verdict in the Trayvon Martin case, and we debate the significance the Harper government’s so-called enemies list. Editorial Page Editor Andrew Phillips joins board members Leslie Papp, Moira Welsh and Jordan Himelfarb. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    Lac-Megantic disaster: Outdated regulations and poor decision making at work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2013


    This week, the editorial board discusses the aftermath of the train tragedy in Lac-Mégantic, and we debate the federal government’s decision to replace the maple leaf on army uniforms with the British Crown. Editorial page editor Andrew Phillips and board members Gordon Barthos, Leslie Papp and Moira Welsh are joined by columnist Bob Hepburn. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

    Kathleen Wynne’s political gamble, and a dust-up in Hogtown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2013


    This week the Star’s editorial board discusses the outlook for Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals as she calls mid-summer byelections. And we debate a squabble that highlights the clash in Toronto between the old industrial city and new condo dwellers. Listen now Download the MP3 (Right click and save file)

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