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The Pointer is an online media outlet providing world-class journalism to the cities of Brampton and Mississauga. In its weekly podcast, reporters, editors and publisher break down major issues impacting the Region of Peel and invite the voices of Peel to share their stories.

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#191 - Has Peel made progess in its fight against human trafficking?

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 56:34

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#190 - Mississauga By-election: interview with Dipika Damerla

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 36:22

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#189 - Weaving a safety net for victims of crime

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 32:38

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#188 - Plastic is polluting our world, how do we stop it?

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 41:19

plastic polluting

#187 - Public backlash exposes developer- fuelled agenda in Caledon

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 55:06

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#186 - Are the PCs selling out our public healthcare system

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 30:25

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#185 - Brampton needs help: A discussion with NDP Leader Marit Stiles

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 56:03

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#184 - Is democracy dying in Caledon?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 27:56

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#183 - Mississauga By-election: Interview with candidate George Tavares

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 38:21

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#182 - Mississauga By-election: Interview with candidate Carolyn Parrish

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 73:42

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#181 - Mississauga By-election: Interview with candidate Alvin Tedjo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 53:24

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#180 - Mississauga By-election: Interview with candidate Stephen Dasko

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 38:20

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#179 - Studying tornadoes in the Great White North

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 59:48

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#178 - Fading away: PC's supporting widespread harm to Ontario wildlife

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 51:45

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#177 - Homeless encampments are a human rights crisis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 38:14

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#176 - The disturbing state of Ontario's schools for the deaf and blind

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 38:12

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#175 - The bright, challenging future for the Brampton Library

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 37:28

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#174 - How to finance a dissolving Region

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 54:51

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#173 - A battle for the heart of Caledon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 34:11

#172 - Ontario is failing those with disabilities

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 49:47

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#171 - Part 2: Saving families from the devastation of child exploitation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 27:45

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#170 - Part 1: Saving families from the devastation of child exploitation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 35:30

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#169 - What is driving unhappiness in Brampton?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 37:33

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#168 - Saving Ontario's sick and injured wildlife

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 34:09

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#167 - A climate change wish list for municipal budget season

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 34:45

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#166 - An avian symbol of the PC's repeated environmental tragedies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 35:00

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#165 - A victory for food security in Brampton

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 31:19

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#164 - Are municipal incentives to developers a waste?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 34:27

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#163 - Youth climate action sidesteps politics

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 23:47

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#162 - The cost of violence against women

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 35:32

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#155—Mental Health in a new world

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 37:02

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#161—The first Black man to sit on the Peel police board

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 60:04

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#160—Broken political promises are a threat to us all

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 57:28

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#159—How to save Peel's natural world

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 38:31

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#158—The unbelievable death toll caused by our growing cities

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 40:51

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#157—Inside The Mississauga Food Bank's effort to help a community in need

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 37:13

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#156—A Mississauga councillor on the struggle for equity & inclusion

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 52:16

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#154 - Protecting Canada's water needs to be a national priority

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 45:13

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#153—Calling out climate hypocrisy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 30:45

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#152—Peel police struggles with anti-Black racism

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 35:05

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#151—Brampton set to ball out

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 32:28

#150—Trafficking humans in your backyard

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 48:02

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#149—Tackling ‘municipal madness' in local government

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 43:32

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#148—Pushing back against the PC attack on wetlands

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 52:33

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#147—Bonnie Crombie on the lessons of Hazel McCallion

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 34:52

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#146—A survivor takes the fight to human traffickers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 44:24

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145—When our own government destroys our environment

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 61:20

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#144—Protecting students from educators who sexually exploit them

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 56:06

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#143-Don't let Doug Ford ruin your holidays

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 46:07

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#142—Fireworks in Canada's complex post-multicultural world

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 45:55

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#141-Searching for compassion to battle Peel's deadly opioid crisis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 29:49

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