Open to Debate with David Moscrop

Open to Debate with David Moscrop

42 episodes

Smart, witty, and thoughtful political conversations that break from the limits of the 24-hour news cycle and the 280 character limit. Listeners will come away with a deeper understanding of the history and implications of the issues that shape us and our environment, anchored in discussions about public policy, and supported by research. Open to Debate is a space for agreeable disagreement based on the belief that such exchanges are essential to the health of our democracy.

Podcasts

Could a land value tax help solve the housing crisis?

Published: Dec. 5, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 31 seconds

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Is AI a threat to democracy?

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 58 seconds

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Can Canada protect itself from American democratic decline?

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 12 seconds

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Does Canada have a foreign policy?

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 44 seconds

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Can Olivia Chow remake Toronto?

Published: Sept. 26, 2023, 9:29 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 58 seconds

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How do we solve the housing crisis?

Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 52 seconds

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What does fire weather mean for our future?

Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 8 seconds

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Did cable television break America?

Published: July 25, 2023, 5:10 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 40 seconds

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How should we think about fat bodies?

Published: July 4, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 3 seconds

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Who owns the future of public spaces?

Published: June 20, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 54 seconds

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What just happened in Albertaand what comes next?

Published: June 6, 2023, 7:11 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 50 seconds

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Who gets to spend time in nature?

Published: May 2, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 32 seconds

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Who should care about rural development?

Published: April 18, 2023, 5:10 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 10 seconds

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What does a campus labour struggle tell us about unions in Canada?

Published: March 21, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 22 seconds

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Can we have a healthy digital public sphere?

Published: March 7, 2023, 5:02 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 21 seconds

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How do we fix Canadian healthcare?

Published: Feb. 7, 2023, 4:04 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 31 seconds

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Will the Canadian marketplace ever be competitive?

Published: Jan. 24, 2023, 5:43 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 19 seconds

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How should Canada engage with Indigenous legal traditions?

Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 4:56 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 17 seconds

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How do cities work?

Published: Dec. 20, 2022, 4:51 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 29 seconds

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What can be done about the biggest issues facing our cities?

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 3:27 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 33 seconds

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What is the state of cities in Canada?

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 37 seconds

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How should we fight anti-trans hate?

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 6 seconds

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What is the future of the labour movement?

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds

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What is the new political capitalism?

Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 26 seconds

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What does the targeted harassment of journalists mean for journalism and democracy?

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 39 seconds

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What is the future of public healthcare in Canada?

Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 37 seconds

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What can artificial intelligence do?

Published: Aug. 16, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 31 seconds

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What do cattle have to do with climate change?

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds

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How are you doing-er?

Published: July 19, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes

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How should we put ourselves back together post-pandemic?

Published: June 28, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 49 seconds

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Where do hate crimes come from and what is to be done?

Published: June 14, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 41 seconds

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What is the state of abortion rights and access in Canada?

Published: May 31, 2022, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 41 seconds

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What does artificial intelligence mean for the future of equitable, accessible healthcare?

Published: May 10, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 28 seconds

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Who gets to be a migrant and where?

Published: April 27, 2022, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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What is racial capitalism and the case for reparations?

Published: March 29, 2022, 1:57 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 56 seconds

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Who gets to protest?

Published: March 15, 2022, 3:09 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 7 seconds

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What does the future hold for liberal democracy?

Published: Feb. 1, 2022, 6:27 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 42 seconds

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How important is nuclear energy to a low-carbon future?

Published: Jan. 18, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 50 seconds

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Are we coming undone during the pandemic?

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 19 seconds

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How does structural racism shape our politics?

Published: Nov. 23, 2021, 4:53 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 47 seconds

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What is to be done about climate policy?

Published: Nov. 9, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 14 seconds

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How should we think about Chinas place in the world?

Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 44 seconds

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What is the role of experts during a pandemic?

Published: Oct. 12, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 34 seconds

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What is to be done about Canadas competition problem?

Published: Sept. 28, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 24 seconds

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Election Special: What are the policy priorities of Canadas political parties?

Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 24 seconds

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Whats the state of Canadas courts? With Beverly McLachlin

Published: Aug. 3, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 28 seconds

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Whats the case for employee-owned businesses?

Published: July 20, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 45 seconds

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Can members of Parliament break the mold?

Published: July 6, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 36 seconds

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What is the future of same-sex marriage in the United States?

Published: June 22, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 57 seconds

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What is the state of 2SLGTBQ+ rights in Canada?

Published: June 8, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 17 seconds

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Whats wrong with Canadas democracy?

Published: May 25, 2021, 2:14 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 13 seconds

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How are we managing late-pandemic anxiety?

Published: May 11, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 14 seconds

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Should we adopt vaccine certification programs?

Published: April 27, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 30 seconds

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Why are our wireless and broadband bills so high?

Published: April 13, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 22 seconds

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What is the future of Canada's left?

Published: March 30, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 33 seconds

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How can we solve our long-term care crisis?

Published: March 16, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 51 seconds

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How are you doing?

Published: March 2, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 seconds

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How should we talk about public health during a pandemic?

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 57 seconds

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Should white supremacist groups be designated as terrorist organisations?

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 43 seconds

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How does institutionalized racism shape the music industry?

Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 17 seconds

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Whos afraid of modern monetary theory?

Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 42 seconds

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How can we re-imagine Indigenous healthcare and healing?

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 27 seconds

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Should Canada adopt a universal basic income?

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 3:33 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 21 seconds

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Who will get the Covid-19 vaccine - and when?

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 46 seconds

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What just happened, America?

Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 51 seconds

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Can the US have a free and fair election?

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 18 seconds

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Should Canada decriminalize drugs?

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes

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How can we solve the opioid crisis?

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 57 seconds

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Can democracy survive in the United States of America?

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 8 seconds

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Re-Introducing Open to Debate, hosted by David Moscrop

Published: Sept. 7, 2020, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

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What does accountability look like in the era of social media?

Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 19 seconds

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Can we build resilience in a crisis?

Published: July 28, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 13 seconds

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Can history be erased?

Published: July 14, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 15 seconds

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Do we need the United Nations Security Council?

Published: June 30, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 40 seconds

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Whose pandemic is this?

Published: June 19, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 25 seconds

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Is this time different?

Published: June 16, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 47 seconds

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Can capitalism solve climate change?

Published: June 2, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 25 seconds

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Can the United States of America manage the pandemic?

Published: May 19, 2020, 8:09 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 52 seconds

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Is Canada racist?

Published: May 5, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 13 seconds

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Can we protect our identity online?

Published: April 21, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 13 seconds

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What can caremongering do for us -- and what can't it?

Published: April 7, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 14 seconds

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How do we manage life during COVID-19?

Published: March 24, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 19 seconds

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What does it mean to become a man?

Published: March 10, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 6 seconds

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Why protest?

Published: Feb. 26, 2020, 8:06 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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Does Canadian content need saving?

Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 5 seconds

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Can Canada defend itself against foreign threats?

Published: Feb. 11, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 10 seconds

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Does Canada need a Monarchy?

Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 33 seconds

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What is the future of conservatism in Canada?

Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 22 seconds

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What should we expect from Canada's 43rd Parliament?

Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 56 seconds

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Can we fix the internet?

Published: Nov. 19, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 43 seconds

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What can we expect from a minority government?

Published: Nov. 5, 2019, 1:28 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 9 seconds

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You've voted. Now what?

Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 7:44 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 31 seconds

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Does it matter who wins the election?

Published: Oct. 15, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 47 seconds

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Do we need prisons?

Published: Oct. 1, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 1 second

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Can we manage the climate crisis?

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 31 seconds

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Can democracy survive the internet?

Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 1 second

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Teaser

Published: June 10, 2019, 5:47 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds

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