Party for Two | Young Workers & the Economy | $300M in Sole‑Source Shelter Deals | Youth Radicalization

About this episode

Jerry Agar discusses political stories with guests, focusing on young workers' economic challenges and youth radicalization in Canada.

It’s time for Party for Two! Today Jerry is joined by Sabrina Nanji from the Queen’s Park Observer, to break down the top political stories of the day. Jerry then speaks with Philip Cross, former chief economic analyst for Statistics Canada, about why young workers are not experiencing the “resilient” economy politicians keep talking about. Next, Jerry turns to City Hall spending. Justin Holmes, reporter with the Toronto Sun, weighs in on revelations that the city’s shelters division spent $300 million on sole‑source contracts. Youth radicalization is rising in Canada, according to a new CSIS report. Jerry speaks with Kelly Sundberg, Professor of Criminology at Mount Royal University, about this.

People in this episode

Host: Jerry Agar

Guests: Sabrina Nanji, Philip Cross, Justin Holmes, Kelly Sundberg

Topics covered

• young workers
• economy
• city spending
• shelter contracts
• youth radicalization
• political stories

Keywords

• young workers
• economy
• shelter deals
• youth radicalization
• politics
• Canada

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Queen’s Park Observer, Statistics Canada, Toronto Sun, CSIS, Mount Royal University

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