brit weaver
@bweaver08
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(she/her) • journalist • former producer @TheAgenda
Toronto, Ontario
Joined May 2012
Tonight at 8pm, Canada's relationship with the U.S. is strained. What does that mean for Canada's role in the world? How should we navigate a path without our closest ally by our side?
"What's the point in negotiating with a pirate? I mean any time that we come to an agreement, they'll just rip it up in the next five minutes." — journalist @StephenMarche on resuming trade negotiations with the U.S., at 8pm with @JeyanTVO on The Rundown. | Producer: @bweaver08
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Tonight at 8pm, we have a show on Canada's place in the world. Considering we have a strained relationship with our biggest ally and partner, how will Canada find its footing?
"We're going to have to find a way back to the negotiation table, and have to be realistic." — @blais_louise, former Canadian ambassador to the UN, on relations with the U.S., tonight at 8pm on The Rundown with @JeyanTVO | Producer: @bweaver08
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What an honour it was to produce this interview. Brian Stewart talked about his new memoir and offered his insights on Canada's place in the world right now.
"We didn't seem to have a coherent message quite often or we would have a bumper sticker slogan as a message." — former foreign correspondent Brian Stewart, author of "On the Ground," tells @JeyanTVO how Canada has fallen from the world stage, tonight at 8pm | Producer @bweaver08
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Watch The Rundown, a new 30-minute current affairs program hosted by @JeyanTVO. Each episode takes a deep dive into the issues that matter most to Ontarians. Catch new episodes Monday to Thursday at 8pm on @tvo beginning Oct. 20. https://t.co/Q814gWpdYn
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"We need to be present, visible, outspoken, honest... we need to be there. Put yourself where it is happening." — @cynthiawesley (@mylakehead) on women in leadership roles, tonight at 8pm with @namshine at @AMOPolicy on @tvo | Producers @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #cdnpoli #onpoli
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"We need to have more women elected, because we can create the right policies in order to have a better gender balance in politics." — @PauletteSenior1 on women in leadership roles, tonight at 8pm with @namshine at @AMOPolicy | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #cdnpoli
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"I allow myself to cry once a day, and then the anger, adrenaline, and coffee take over." — @AlexChyczij (@ukrcancongress) tells @namshine about the toll helping people flee the conflict in Ukraine has taken. At @AMOPolicy at 8pm on @tvo | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson
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Who is really struggling with addictions? "Most often it's somebody who actually has a job and a mortgage, and they may have children and a family," Camille Quenneville (@CMHAOntario) tells @namshine at @AMOPolicy. Tonight at 8pm | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #onpoli
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"When I started as a firefighter... I never would have put my hand up and said 'I'm struggling with what I saw today." — @ChiefPeggWH (@WoundWarriorCA) on mental health. Tonight at 8pm with @namshine at @AMOPolicy | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #onpoli
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"The band-aid solutions you can try to do — in a shelter, in an ER, in a primary care clinic — cannot really undo the real pathologies of poverty that come from homelessness," @drandrewb (@UHN) tells @namshine at @AMOPolicy. At 8pm | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #onpoli
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Should Ontario scrap the provincial portion of the HST on new home sales? "We need the stimulus now," @AndisonSW (@OntarioHBA) tells @jm_mcgrath. Watch TVO at @AMOPolicy, tonight at 8pm | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #onpoli
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What's the biggest barrier to building housing in Ontario? @jm_mcgrath asks Michael Fedchyshyn (@buildingonfund), @AndisonSW (@OntarioHBA), and Laura Mirabella (@YorkRegionGovt) at @AMOPolicy, tonight at 8pm | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #onpoli
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"There's a silver lining to a trade war: Canada getting its fiscal house in order, Tony Stillo (@OxfordEconomics) tells @JeyanTVO. Watch TVO at @AMOPolicy tonight at 8pm | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #onpoli
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"I worry that... what we're looking at is a worsening quality of life because our municipalities just can't keep up [with rising costs,]" Matti Siemiatycki (@IIutoronto) tells @JeyanTVO. Watch TVO at @AMOPolicy tonight at 8pm | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #onpoli
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Tariff talk has "sucked the oxygen out of any room" for municipal leaders, St. Catharines Mayor @MatSiscoe tells @JeyanTVO. Watch TVO at @AMOPolicy, tonight at 8pm | Producers: @bweaver08 & @MayaAbramson #onpoli
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Has Canada progressed on reconciliation? @spaikin asks @karyn_pugliese (@Carleton_U), @Rileyyesnomaybe, Chief Serge Simon (Kanesatake First Nation), and @cynthiawe1956 ( @mylakehead) what has changed. Tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: @bweaver08 #nationalindigenoushistorymonth
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"It's America First and Trump First" at the G7 summit, but shared threats like cyberattacks and AI bioweapons require cooperation, @PaulRSamson (@CIGIonline) tells @spaikin. Tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: @bweaver08
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"The most dangerous thing is not too much American power." — @tomfriedman on what a post-America world could mean for global stability. Tonight at 9pm in conversation with @spaikin on @TVO Today Live ( https://t.co/9Kxu1xuQk1) | Producer: @hilarygclark
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"We do not have a comprehensive strategy to make sure our school system is fully accessible and barrier free." — @DavidLepofsky (@aodaalliance) tells Steve Paikin about his tireless campaign to make Ontario more accessible. At 11pm | Producers: @spaikin & @bweaver08
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What a sad, sad day in Canadian politics. @MarcGarneau 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 @TheAgenda 8 months ago to discuss his memoir. https://t.co/LY23Zz1GDb
#cdnpoli #MarcGarneau
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