The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

From biology to society, The Agenda examines if we are any closer to understanding the source of mental illness.

What if key historic events - like the assassination of JFK for instance - not happened? And do events make history, or the people involved? The Agenda examines how history is made.

When Canadians think of political leadership, they often look to the Prime Minister's Office. However, Canada's premiers have built our social services, provided the conditions for the economy to grow and, for the most part, governed us well. We count down the five best premiers of the past 40 years and recount how they made this country a better place.

Policy Options magazine asked eminent Canadians to vote on the best premiers of the past 40 years. The results are in, and the winner is former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed. Steve Paikin interviews Lougheed about his career and legacy.

What happens when a family member has a mental illness? It can be a time of isolation and frustration for many families as they try to help their loved one. As part of The Agenda's Mental Health Matters series, we examine mental illness in the family.

After a fall and winter of some discontent, the Occupy movement promises to take to the streets of North America in a show of force on May 1. Steve Paikin talks to activists from Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Toronto to find out what they've been doing since the encampments were cleared, and what their aims are for tomorrow and beyond.

Stephon Alexander is a theoretical physicist. He is also a jazz musician. He tells Steve Paikin how the marriage of his music and his research makes him a better performer at work, and on stage.

When is a charity a lobbyist? The Suzuki Foundation's Peter Robinson on the Conservative government's new guidelines for charitable organizations.

Ontario is the education province, with a future purportedly based in the knowledge economy. But is the money being spent on Ontario universities delivering what we want?

We won't get fooled again: Are we doomed to repeat the same financial mistakes that lead to the global financial collapse? Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf sits down with Steve Paikin.

Numbers tell a story: Former Statistics Canada chief economic analyst Philip Cross on creating good policy around subjective numbers.

The Agenda examines if international talks between Tehran and six major powers will help avoid military action over Iran's nuclear program.

Looking back on the Kitchen Accord: Three decades ago, three justice ministers met in a conference centre kitchen to hammer out a constitutional deal. Jean Chretien, Roy McMurtry and Roy Romanow sit down with Steve Paikin to reflect on that historic night.

Queen Elizabeth II sat down at Parliament Hill on April 17, 1982 and signed Canada's Constitution Act. 30 years later, The Agenda examines the politics behind the proclamation, and if the Quebec question should have been handled differently.

It's not something we talk about with our work colleagues, but it affects many of us. Almost 40% of employee benefit claims are related to mental health, and mental health issues cost the Canadian economy $51 billion each year in lost productivity. From cost to stigma, coping to sharing, The Agenda examines mental health in the workplace, in this latest installment in our Mental Health Matters series.