On this episode of Appointed, Kim speaks with Josephine Grey, an activist, human rights advocate, and community organizer who is well known for her work on healthy food security, human rights, climate action and basic income. Kim and Josephine discuss the illusion of food security in Canada; the social and economic barriers facing numerous communities in urban areas; Canada’s legal and societal commitments to food security; the ways in which food intersects with climate change; and the impact a guaranteed livable income could have for food security and healthy eating in Canada.

Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre

The fiction of food security in Canada: A conversation with Josephine Grey

On this episode of Appointed, Bonnie Brayton, the National Director of Disabled Women’s Network (DAWN) Canada, and Kim discuss the intersection of disability and inequality, with particular focus on poverty, housing, sexism, racism, unpaid caregiving in Canada, and guaranteed livable income.

What is the meaning of “choices” when there are too few opportunities or supports? A discussion with Bonnie Brayton

On this episode of Appointed, we continue our guaranteed livable income discussion with Senator Murray Sinclair and Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair.

Guaranteed Livable Income, First Nations Sovereignty, Indigenous Self-Governance, and Economic Decolonization: A Conversation with Senator Sinclair and Dr. Sinclair

On this episode of Appointed, we continue our guaranteed livable income discussion with Paul Taylor, the Executive Director of FoodShare Toronto.

The Intersection of Food Insecurity, Anti-Black Racism, and a Guaranteed Livable Income: A Conversation with Paul Taylor from FoodShare Toronto

On this episode of Appointed, we continue our discussion on guaranteed livable income with the co-chair of the Basic Income Canada Youth Network, Chloe Halpenny.

All Canadian Youth Deserve a Future: A Conversation with Chloe Halpenny about Guaranteed Livable Income

On this mini episode of Appointed, we continue our discussion on guaranteed livable income with the Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress.

How Would a Guaranteed Livable Income Support Workers, Unions, and Labour? A Conversation with President Hassan Yussuff of the Canadian Labour Congress

On this next episode of our Guaranteed Livable Income series, Senator Pate speaks with Natan Obed, the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), about how a Guaranteed Livable Income could advance Indigenous self-determination and self-governance.

How a Guaranteed Livable Income could Advance Indigenous Self-Determination and Self-Governance & Move us Closer to Substantive Equality for all: A Conversation with ITK President Natan Obed

On this episode of Appointed, we are taking a quick break from our Guaranteed Livable Income series to talk about Canada’s prison system. In recognition of Prisoners’ Justice Day, here’s an episode that focuses on debunking myths and sharing knowledge about prisons in Canada. I, Fregine, ask Kim the questions you sent us about prison.

Prisoners' Justice Day

On this episode of Appointed, we are talking about what a guaranteed livable income could look like in Canada and the ways in which it could address the inequality that exists in this country.

Evidence points to Guaranteed Livable Income as a way to address the inequality of poverty: What are we waiting for?

On this episode of Appointed we are discussing the impacts of economic marginalization on Indigenous women and girls from the perspective of the MMIWG National Inquiry.

Economic Marginalization of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: The Case for a Guaranteed Livable Income

Welcome to Season II

On this episode of Appointed we’re talking about the child welfare system and how systemic discrimination plays a key role in determining who ends up in care.

Best Interest of Who? The State or the Child?

On this episode of Appointed we're talking about challenging systemic marginalization by healing interpersonal harm. We ask what the role of transformative justice is in the work of decarceration and unpack the difference between restorative justice and transformative justice.

Transformative Justice: Healing in Place

On this episode of Appointed we're discussing the novel Coronavirus pandemic and its varied effects on each of us. Far from The Great Equalizer, COVID-19 is instead magnifying existing societal inequities.

Coronavirus: Equalizer or Magnifier?

On this episode, we're unpacking labels like "victim" and "criminal".

Don't Label Me!

A podcast from the office of Kim Pate. Hosted by Kim Pate, an Independent Canadian Senator from Ontario and Reakash Walters, a community advocate and law student. We bring issues affecting folks on the margins, to the centre.

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Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre

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