
brit weaver
@bweaver08
(she/her) • journalist •
producer @TheAgenda
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30-05-2012 18:38:09
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"It's a song about saying goodbye to an America that you thought you knew." — Mike Ross, star and co-creator of the @mirvish play "Inside American Pie," about Don McLean’s classic hit song. Tonight at 8/11pm with Alicia Toner and Steve Paikin | Producer: Preeti Bhuyan

"It feels like it's still a love letter, but some people have told me it also feels like a bit of a eulogy." — Ali Weinstein, director of "Your Tomorrow," the TVO Docs documentary about Ontario Place, at 8/11pm with Julia Sasso dances, Peter Welsh & Jeyan Jeganathan | Producer: brit weaver

Valerie Pringle has been one of the most recognizable faces on Canadian television, but she has decided the time has come to put the cameras and microphones away. She talks to Steve Paikin about her five decades in broadcasting, tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: brit weaver

"Having all our conversation about our economic future and potential around fossil fuels is a big risk." — Rachel Doran 🌎⚡️🌳 (Clean Energy Canada). At 8/11pm with @exnerpirot (Macdonald-Laurier Institute), Rory Johnston (Commodity Context), Don Gillmor & Steve Paikin | Producer: brit weaver

"Canada can both continue to green its domestic economy while also... facilitating the expansion of the oil sands." — Rory Johnston (Commodity Context). At 8/11pm with @exnerpirot (Macdonald-Laurier Institute), Rachel Doran 🌎⚡️🌳 (Clean Energy Canada), Don Gillmor & Steve Paikin | Producer: brit weaver

"This cohort has rarely seen or touched money except for maybe an allowance." — Shannon Lee Simmons, CFP (New School Finance), author of "Making Bank: Money Skills for Real Life," tells nam kiwanuka how managing money has changed for teenagers, tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: brit weaver

"They are going online... down a rabbit hole of hate and finding like minded brothers." — @ScottPayneBigCountry, co-author of “Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis," on the rise of extremism. At 8/11pm with Michelle Shephard & Jeyan Jeganathan | Producer: brit weaver

"Violent extremism is the same wherever you go." — Michelle Shephard on extremist movements, with @ScottPayneBigCountry, co-author of "Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis," tonight at 8/11pm with Jeyan Jeganathan | Producer: brit weaver

"I expected danger to come from the outside. And when I was diagnosed with cancer I realized that it's in my cells." — Claire Cameron on how that led to an obsession, and her book "How to Survive a Bear Attack," tonight at 8/11pm with nam kiwanuka | Producer: brit weaver

"A third world war would be catastrophic in a way that even the first two world wars weren't." On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Steve Paikin speaks with historians Margaret MacMillan, and Canadian War Museum's Tim Cook and Jeff Noakes on learning from the past. | Producer: brit weaver

Canada celebrates diversity, but racism persists. How are youth groups in diaspora communities responding? Tonight jeyachelvan speaks with Eleanor Yang & Ellie Leung of Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto, and Aathini Parthiban & Neethan Shan of Tamil Canadian Centre for Civic Action, at 8/11pm | Producer: brit weaver

Privacy isn't dead, but it has changed, says Wendy Wong @profwhw.bsky.social (@ubcpolisci) author of "We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age." Steve Paikin speaks with the 2024 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy winner about the cost of surveillance to our humanity at 8/11pm | Producer: brit weaver

What does Prime Minister Mark Carney need to do to keep Canada from coming apart amidst a resurgent regionalism? Steve Paikin asks John Ibbitson (The Globe and Mail), Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱, Martha Hall Findlay, and Félix Mathieu (UQO) tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: brit weaver

"Ottawa could help take the air out of the tire of that incipient movement with just a couple pf substantial policy changes." — former Alberta premier Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱, at 8/11pm with John Ibbitson (The Globe and Mail), Martha Hall Findlay, Félix Mathieu (UQO) & Steve Paikin | Producer: brit weaver

"We do not have a comprehensive strategy to make sure our school system is fully accessible and barrier free." — David Lepofsky (AODA Alliance) tells Steve Paikin about his tireless campaign to make Ontario more accessible. At 8/11pm | Producers: Steve Paikin & brit weaver

"We do not have a comprehensive strategy to make sure our school system is fully accessible and barrier free." — David Lepofsky (AODA Alliance) tells Steve Paikin about his tireless campaign to make Ontario more accessible. At 11pm | Producers: Steve Paikin & brit weaver

What a sad, sad day in Canadian politics. Marc Garneau was one of the most extraordinary people ever to put his name on a ballot. What a highlight to have interviewed him when he came on TVO Today | The Agenda 8 months ago to discuss his memoir. tvo.org/video/marc-gar… #cdnpoli #MarcGarneau


"The most dangerous thing is not too much American power." — Thomas L. Friedman on what a post-America world could mean for global stability. Tonight at 9pm in conversation with Steve Paikin on @TVO Today Live (tvo.org/tvo-today-live) | Producer: Hilary Clark

Has Canada progressed on reconciliation? Steve Paikin asks Pabàmàdiz (2705hex) is on Bluesky (Carleton University), Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ, Chief Serge Simon (Kanesatake First Nation), and @cynthiawe1956 ( Lakehead University) what has changed. Tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: brit weaver #nationalindigenoushistorymonth

"It's America First and Trump First" at the G7 summit, but shared threats like cyberattacks and AI bioweapons require cooperation, Paul Samson (CIGI) tells Steve Paikin. Tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: brit weaver