Podcast appearances and mentions of debbie douglas

A recent Angus Reid Institute poll shows that nearly 40% of immigrants who have been in Canada for less than ten years are considering moving again. Our callers tell us why. Our guest is Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants.

Canada is known around the world for its multiculturalism and welcoming attitudes towards immigrants and refugees. In fact, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau characterized Canada as the first "post-national" state in 2015. Does Canada's reputation and narrative on migration match up to a real openness in society? Why do highly-qualified immigrants end up working low-skilled and low-wage jobs? As the housing crisis grows, will protectionist views towards immigration increase? The Agenda host Nam Kiwanuka moderates a panel at Toronto Metropolitan University to kick off the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration program's annual conference. The panel features three leading voices on immigration: Debbie Douglas, executive director of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants; Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada; and Naheed Nenshi, former mayor of Calgary and community builder at The Ascend Group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian Paterson, who became known as the butchering breast surgeon, is currently serving a 20-year jail term after being convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent and 3 counts of unlawful wounding. Now the Sunday Times has revealed that 27 inquests have been opened as a result of investigating the deaths of 650 of his patients. Nuala speaks to campaigner Debbie Douglas, who was one of Mr Paterson's patients, and the Sunday Times Health Editor Shaun Lintern. Is 'therapy speak' making us selfish? The prescriptive language of the therapist's couch has slowly seeped into everyday life, particularly online where words like ‘boundaries', ‘self-care' and ‘narcissist' are increasingly common. But when it comes to friendships, is the idea of self-care making us give up on them too easily? Sociologist and writer Amy Charlotte Kean talks to Nuala about how our relationships are being affected. In the next in the Woman's Hour Girl's World series, Ena Miller has been talking to three girls in Glasgow, Saskia, Francesca and Olivia all of whom are 13 and 14 years of age. We often talk about girls and their lives on Woman's Hour but we rarely talk to them, so Ena asks them - do they feel listened to? Award-winning playwright and actor Lolita Chakrabarti joins Nuala in the Woman's Hour studio to talk about the new play 'Hamnet'. Maggie O'Farrell's best-selling novel of the same name tells the story of the death of Shakespeare's 11 year old son as she would have us believe it happened. Having sold more than 1.5m copies the story has now moved from paper to stage at the RSC in Stratford Upon Avon thanks to an adaptation by Lolita. She'll tell us why she was so drawn to telling the story of the people around Shakespeare. A new BBC Africa Eye documentary, Uganda's Stolen Innocence, investigates the increasing levels of sexual violence and incest in Uganda, particularly in the North. Documentary producer Nicola Milne and Ugandan lawyer Eunice Lakaraber Latim join Nuala to talk about the lack of faith in the justice system and how the legacy of the insurgency led by Joseph Kony fuelled this issue further.

This week on the podcast we're grateful to chat with Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of OCASI - the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, about the nonprofit workforce through the lens of the immigrant experience.    National data from Statistics Canada, analyzed by Imagine Canada to identify employment trends in the nonprofit sector, uncovered that nationally, employees in our sector are more than twice as likely to be immigrants. In addition, half of all jobs held by immigrant women are in our sector. Charities and nonprofit organizations, which employ 2.4 million people, are, by far, the country's biggest employers of immigrant women.   There's no doubt that the contributions of immigrants to the sector are something to celebrate. However, many immigrant women work in the nonprofit sector not because it is their first choice, but because their options are limited. While our sector is an important employer for this population, it is perhaps not for the right reasons.   With Debbie, we discuss what these findings mean and how nonprofits, governments and employers in other sectors of the economy can take action to improve working conditions and reduce employment barriers faced by immigrant workers.    You can listen to full episodes of the podcast at https://www.imaginecanada.ca/en/360   You can read the full report 'Diversity Is Our Strength: Improving Working Conditions in Canadian Nonprofits' at https://www.imaginecanada.ca/en/resource-download/diversity-is-our-strength 

Oscar-winner Dame Emma Thompson on women's pleasure and full frontal nudity in her latest acting role in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Are you a 'flusher' or a ‘binner'? New research says 2.4 million tampons are flushed down UK toilets every day leading to sewer blockages and pollution. We talk to Martha Silcott who's developed a simple product to encourage you to bin and Daisy Buchanan who says more needs to be done to make a product which flushes without causing environmental harm. In 2017 surgeon Ian Paterson was jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent. Mr Paterson was diagnosing cancer when there wasn't any and cutting his patients open for no reason, performing unnecessary and damaging surgery. He also carried out unregulated "cleavage-sparing" mastectomies, in which breast tissue was left behind, meaning cancer returned in many of his patients. Ahead of a new ITV documentary Emma speaks to the whistleblower who raised concerns about Ian Paterson – Mr Hemant Ingle, and one of Paterson's victims Debbie Douglas, who is still campaigning for a change in the law to prevent anything like this from happening again. 50 years ago this month the first edition of the iconic feminist magazine Spare Rib was published. Also in that year - 1972 – and inspired by its founders, Rosie Boycott and Marsha Rowe, Carmen Callil founded the book publisher Virago which still gives a voice and platform to female writers today. Emma hears from the three trailblazing women. Can platonic love survive romantic love as we grow up? The writer Dolly Alderton on her new BBC TV series, an adaptation of her 2018 memoir ‘Everything I Know About Love'. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor

This year marks 20 years since Sarah and Gordon Brown lost their daughter Jennifer, who died ten days after being born seven weeks prematurely. In a search for answers, they founded the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory in 2004, which looks into the causes and consequences of premature birth. Around 1 in 13 babies in the UK are born prematurely –before 37 weeks. Sarah is Chair of the charity Theirworld and tells Emma about the latest research. It's been over a year since Sarah Everard was adbucted, raped and murdered by a serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, who's now in prison for life. The vigil that followed in London followed to remember Sarah, ended up with clashes with the police and arrests. Now it's been reported that some police officers thought the event was an anti-police protest. The Evening Standard newspaper has printed what certain officers have told Westminster magistrates court this week. They say they faced resistance when they tried to break up the crowd, had feared being attacked, and were branded “murderers” by some people in the crowd. At the moment, six people are being prosecuted by Scotland Yard over the vigil. Jamie Klinger is one of the founders of Reclaim These Streets, which tried to organise the vigil. Psychologist and co-host of BBC podcast Bad People Dr Julia Shaw's new book Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality combines her own experiences of being bisexual and her background in the psychological sciences to explore and celebrate a sexual identity she says remains marginalised and forgotten. It's been described as "one of the biggest medical scandals ever to hit this country". In 2017 surgeon Ian Paterson was jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent. Mr Paterson was diagnosing cancer when there wasn't any and cutting his patients open for no reason, performing unnecessary and damaging surgery. He also carried out unregulated "cleavage-sparing" mastectomies, in which breast tissue was left behind, meaning cancer returned in many of his patients. Ahead of a new ITV documentary being broadcast this weekend, Emma speaks to the whistleblower who first raised concerns about Ian Paterson – Mr Hemant Ingle, and one of Paterson's victim's Debbie Douglas, who is still campaigning for a change in the law to prevent anything like this from happening again.

Cannabis lawyer Trina Fraser explains what it means as more cannabis stores are allowed to open in the province this fall, while there's still a big queue for those waiting to start selling; Canadian courts are weighing in on parental disputes over sending kids to school. CBC's Blair Sanderson takes a look at why judges are reluctant to decide on such personal matters; Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, explains why the Liberal government's planned Covid reconstruction plan must include racial equity and justice; Andrew Struthers, president and co-founder of Smart Safe Science, explains his company's mission to make a better, made-in-Ontario face mask; Amina El Sharif graduated high school during a pandemic. We hear her advice to Grade 9 students starting during COVID-19; As more Canadians continue to work from home, many small businesses surrounding workplaces are struggling to make ends meet. Dan Kelly from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business talks about how the future of flexible work could spell economic disaster for small businesses across the country; Kimberly Sutherland Mills, Manager of Programming and Outreach at Kingston Frontenac Public Library, gives her picks for end-of-summer reading; Charmi Patel, a Grade 12 student leader, gives advice to those entering grade 9 in this unprecedented time; An elementary school in British Columbia found a treasure map left by a student forty years ago. The CBC's Jason Osler hears your stories of discovered notes or time capsules you created as a kid.

Bryan Sarff talks with Debbie Douglas from the Douglas Group in St. Louis, Missouri about determining the true value of your company, when you get ready to sell it. Hear how to get the top price for your company and the key elements that go on during the sale. Plus, what are the "deal sweeteners" that improve value for the seller to enhance your company. If you're a business owner, don't miss this episode of "Let's Make Work Optional".

If you're selling your business or preparing for a leadership transition, this is absolutely the podcast for you to listen to! Bryan Sarff visits with Debbie Douglas of The Douglas Group from St. Louis, Missouri. She has been helping businesses sell their companies for 27 years. If this is in your immediate future, go no further-listen to this episode of Let's Make Work Optional.

Katie returns with reality TV star Debbie Douglas who tells all about her incredible history as a foster parent. Over three decades she's fostered hundreds of children as well as raising a close family. The TOWIE star gives a little inspiration for anyone considering fostering. hear more from Debbie in podcast series The Brights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie returns with reality TV star Debbie Douglas who tells all about her incredible history as a foster parent. Over three decades she's fostered hundreds of children as well as raising a close family. The TOWIE star gives a little inspiration for anyone considering fostering. hear more from Debbie in podcast series The Brights See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Debbie Douglas says the campaign sends a message of inclusivity regardless of a person’s race, ethnicity or religion.

Debbie Douglas says migrant workers need access to settlement services to help protect them from unscrupulous employers.