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New documentary program gets to the heart of current affairs and social issues that matter to Canadians. With unique and often unexpected access, these stories will ignite discussions.

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Episodes Season 2

  • Inside these Walls

    Wang Bingzhang has spent the last 14 years in a Chinese prison. His family chooses to fight for the freedom of the man who once abandoned them.

  • Once an Immigrant

    Uber-Canadian actor Peter Keleghan explores his family’s immigrant roots; visiting Ireland for his mom’s 90th birthday.

  • Lost On Arrival: Me, the Mounties & PTSD

    An intimate portrait of the toll PTSD takes on a reporter and his family.

  • Kosher Love

    A look at the search for true love and marriage in the orthodox Jewish world during the hyper-connected Tinder age.

  • The Missing Tourist

    A Japanese tourist goes missing in Yellowknife leaving behind luggage, souvenirs, and a mystery to be solved.

  • The Skin We're In

    Acclaimed journalist Desmond Cole explores what it is to be Black in 21st century Canada. Do Black Lives Matter here?

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