In 2015, the United Nations challenged the world to meet 17 big goals that have one encompassing ambition: Leave no one behind. The Sustainable Development Goals are meant to improve the health of the planet and the lives of everyone on it. We have until 2030 to achieve them. This is No Little Plans, a podcast about the state of SDG progress in Canada, featuring many of the people who are doing the most to help this country succeed.
We look at policing in Canada’s eastern Arctic. What does safety look like for Inuit? And how do communities feel justice is being served?
14 Apr 2021
Northern Connectivity
We do everything online—shopping, school, health care. So what happens when our communities don’t have reliable internet? In Episode 13 of No Little Plans, we look at the rapidly evolving digital divide in Canada’s north.
3 Mar 2021
The Right To Be Cold
In the Arctic, warming temperatures are threatening Inuit communities’ food security, health and livelihoods. In the latest episode of No Little Plans, we spoke to Inuit climate leader Siila Watt-Cloutier about how to correct Canada’s course.
22 Feb 2021
Hannan Mohamud on Anti-Black Racism in Education
In our last episode, we discussed how biases in elementary and high school are a barrier to equity for Black students—but the conversation doesn’t end there. Hannan Mohamud is a law student at the University of Ottawa involved in anti-racist activism on campus, and the co-host of Is This For Real. In October 2020, Hannan spoke out against 34 professors who wrote an open letter in support of a colleague who had used the n-word in class. We reached Hannan to discuss how anti-racism in education is a key part of Canada's commitment to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Agenda of "Leaving No One Behind."
13 Jan 2021
The Learning Curve
Black students in Canada have higher dropout rates, suspensions and expulsions than their peers. In the latest episode of No Little Plans, we’re asking: how can we make education in Canada more equitable?
8 Jan 2021
No Little Plans Returns!
No Little Plans is back with a brand new host, Tokunbo Adegbuyi. Produced in full during the COVID 19 pandemic, the podcast is back and ready to explore what it means to plan for an equitable future, but this time from a safe distance. We'll look into issues like anti-Black racism in Canadian schools, digital connectivity gaps, how climate warming is a human rights issue, and what the high rate of police-related deaths in parts of Canada's north means for access to justice. Listen here to meet the new voice behind the mic this season. Brand new episode drops Jan 13th, 2021.
29 Jul 2020
Not-so-universal health care
In recent years—and especially during the Covid pandemic—lots of people have touted the benefits of Canada’s universal health care system. But how universal is it?
30 Apr 2020
Digital Ageism and Covid-19
By 2030, those over 65 will account for 23 percent of the population. The Covid-19 pandemic has put the lives of seniors under a spotlight. Getting online - especially right now - can mean the difference between getting food to your house, connecting with family, and getting the vital information you need to protect yourself. When digital literacy isn't promoted across all ages of society, what do we risk losing?
22 Mar 2020
The many emotions of eco grief
The term ecological grief captures the profound sense of loss, dread and fear people feel when trying to cope with climate change. We talk about this new mental-health paradigm, how acute it is in endangered communities in the North, as well as its unexpected companion—hope.
20 Feb 2020
But what about drugs?
The Sustainable Development Goals aim to improve the most important things about life on Earth. The prevention and treatment of substance abuse is targeted by SDG 3, Health and Wellbeing—but drug use is a shadow that cuts across the path of so many others, and therefore merits special attention. We talk about that.
7 Nov 2019
The curse of contract work
Rihanna sang it and we are going to talk about it: work work work. The good news is that lots of people in Canada are working. In December , we hit a record low in unemployment, and it’s stayed low. As for the economy, there are lots of ways to measure that, but suffice it to say, it’s growing. Here’s the catch though: the figures are good, but the work? Not necessarily. From the rise of apps like Uber, Fiverr and Foodora to the increase in AI and automation, workers in 2019 are dealing with a totally new landscape.
19 Sept 2019
For love of country food
Food insecurity is a fact of life for almost half of all households in Nunavut. Finding—and affording—sustenance is a daily challenge across Canada's North. To meet the UN’s goal of zero hunger by 2030, we must start at the top and work our way down.
16 Jan 2019
Water World
The health of our oceans and seas affects everything from human health to food security to global climate and international economics. The seas and oceans provide work to 3 billion people around the world—and they need help from all of us.
25 Nov 2018
Women’s rights are human rights
In Canada, women represent a little over 50% of our population. How did we get so bad at addressing problems that affect half of us? And what do we need to do to improve the lives of girls who will be women in 2030?
11 Oct 2018
How to eliminate homelessness
When we think of a homeless person, we tend to see the stereotypical image: an older single guy who is sleeping on the streets. But the reality is way more complicated. Nearly a third of people experiencing homelessness are women. Almost one in five are young people. Families stay in shelters for twice as long as individuals, and Indigenous populations are overrepresented. But how do we fix it? Meet Erin Dej and Jesse Thistle, two experts with big ideas on how to eradicate homelessness in Canada.
25 Sept 2018
What the heck is an SDG, and why does it matter?
The United Nations created the Sustainable Development Goals to help make the world a (much) better place by 2030. Meet three of the experts—Joseph Wong, John McArthur, and Deborah Glaser—who are already pursuing the goals, and hear why the tremendous effort it will take to achieve them is worth it.
7 Sept 2018
Introducing No Little Plans
In 2015, the United Nations challenged the world to meet 17 big goals that have one encompassing ambition: Leave no one behind. The Sustainable Development Goals are meant to improve the health of the planet and the lives of everyone on it. We have until 2030 to achieve them. This is No Little Plans, a podcast about the state of SDG progress in Canada, featuring many of the people who are doing the most to help this country succeed.
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