Nahlah Ayed News Today

Arthur Schafer taught ethics to medical students in 1972. His 50-year career put the philosopher at the heart of major ethical debates like MAID. Schafer discusses the role of philosophers in addressing the increasingly complex ethical dilemmas confronting individuals and society as a whole.

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The award-winning journalist and current host of CBC Radio's IDEAS is set to release a new nonfiction book. The War We Won Apart will be available on May 28.

“At that moment of near death, nothing miraculous happened. No pearly gates, no fires of hell no heavenly choir, no tunnel of light, no kind of sense of lifting out of the body none of that. In fact, it was the opposite. It was an intensely physical experience," the author said.

After the death of Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition figures abroad find themselves at a pivotal moment as they search for ways to keep pressure on President Vladimir Putin and his seemingly impenetrable regime. CBC Ideas host Nahlah Ayed talks to some prominent critics with different ideas about the best way forward.

Winnipeg Poet Laureate Chimwemwe Undi's works address a multitude of ideas relating to the questions of home, language, family, immigration and more. She digs deep into the idea of some of these themes in her poem, Comprehensive Ranking System.

These are anxious times for journalism and democracy. As part of an event hosted by the Samara Centre for Democracy, former news anchor Lisa LaFlamme tells IDEAS what can and must be done to bolster journalism so it can better safeguard democracy.

The debates take place March 4-7 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books. This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to carry us forward.

Naheed Nenshi champions the illustrated book on this year's Canada Reads. The great Canadian book debate will air March 4-7.

Sea otters are returning to the shores of Haida Gwaii, B.C., after centuries following a period of near extinction. The return is exciting for many residents, but also has some ecological implications as well.