MIR Meets: Alanna Smith

Camille Tavitian parle avec Valdez Onanina, journaliste et directeur du bureau francophone de Africa Check, une organisation à but non lucratif spécialisée dans la vérification des faits en Afrique. Ils discutent de comment l’organisme répond à la désinformation russe au Sahel.

Sydney Murray speaks with The Globe and Mail reporter Alanna Smith – one of the first journalists to break the news that Canada lost its measles elimination status – to discuss the work of a health reporter in today's politically charged environment, vaccinations, how to build trust with your readership, and the recent measles crisis in Canada. 

Host Ava Francin sits down with Sonia Kgomo, a former Facebook content moderator and now organizer with African Tech Workers Rising. They discuss her work in union advocacy for fair labour conditions for digital supply chain workers. 

Host Theodore Yohalem Shouse sits down with economist Kevin Page, Canada’s inaugural parliamentary budget officer and current director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, to discuss the 2025 federal budget.

Host Adèle Doat investigates the Finnish concept of comprehensive security, Finland’s new membership in NATO, and how the fear of a Russian invasion shapes the country’s foreign policy. She is joined by Iro Särkkä, a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, and Emma Godmere, a CBC producer who received the 2025 R. James Travers fellowship to travel to Finland and report on their approach to defence and security.

Host Haya Abdelmeguid sits down with Tracey Maulfair, the UNCHR Representative in Canada, to discuss UNCHR’s mission and her experience working with refugees in Canada and abroad.    

Host Haya Abdelmeguid sits down with Tracey Mulfair, the UNCHR Representative in Canada. 

Host Theo Shouse sits down with foreign policy journalist Connor Echols to discuss tensions between Iran, Israel, and the US. This episode was recorded on July 2, 2025.

Host Sydney Murray sits down with global health expert Tim Evans to discuss what get Tim out of bed in the morning, who is the next Bill Gates, population views tied with public health issues and communication, the power in exploring the unknown, the speed of scientific advancement, and the Canadian medical education system. 

L'animateur Theo Shouse s'entretient avec Boris Proulx, correspondant parlementaire pour Le Devoir à Ottawa, pour discuter de l'élection fédérale.