Kate Todd Kate is finishing their last semester of their Bachelor of Arts with Honours at the University of Toronto. At Youth in Politics, Kate is co-hosting our podcast called Voice Above. Co-Host 14 posts
podcast S2E12: Bovine Burps, Seaweed, and Sustainable Agriculture Kate speaks to Dr. Ermias Kebreab about his new discovery: that feeding cows seaweed will make them produce 80% less greenhouse gases. Listen to find out how he came up with this solution and what companies are already testing this out. Hint, hint - it may be your favourite ice cream brand! Read more
podcast S2E11: Policy for Aging Populations Kate and Colin Busby, the Director of Policy and Outreach at HEC Montréal, discuss public policies for aging populations: from healthcare and financing to retirement and the impacts of inflation, Voice Above provides a deep dive into a policy field that affects all of us. Read more
podcast S2E10: Space Tourism and the Environment In this episode, Kate is joined by Dr. Karen Rosenlof to talk about space tourism's effect on the environment. Read more
podcast S2E9: Youth and Religion Join Kate and Dr. Peter Beyer as they discuss the topic of youth and religion. This episode talks about what trends there are in levels of religion among young people and why they are happening. Read more
podcast S2E8 Students ON Elections Join Kate as she chats with Thai Dillon Higashihara about upcoming Ontario election, what leaders are and are not doing to help students, and the policies they should have in their platforms to help our youth Read more
podcast S2E7 Climate Crisis Join Kate as she chats with Dr. Matthew Hoffmann about the ongoing climate crisis, what governments are doing about it, and how COVID impacts international responses to climate change. Read more
podcast S2E6 Youth in Politics Kate talks to William Legault-Lacasse about what its like running for office at the age of 23, his experience in politics, and how you can get involved. Read more
podcast S2E5 Canada's Federal Budget Kate talks about Budget 2022 with Charles Breton and Colin Busby from the Institute of Research and Public Policy. Housing, healthcare, and the health of Canada's economy some of the key topics highlighted in this episode. Read more
podcast S2E4: American Polarization and COVID-19 Kate discusses political polarization in the U.S. and its effect on American COVID-19 responses with Dr. Shana Gadarian, American politics and political psychology professor at Syracuse University. Read more
podcast S2E3: Reconciliation in Canada Kate discusses Canada's path towards reconciliation and what non-Indigenous Canadians can do to champion reconciliation with Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary May Simon, the 30th Governor-General of Canada. Read more
podcast S2E2: NATO in Ukraine Kate discusses NATO's role in the Ukraine Crisis with expert guest Robert Baines, President, and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada. Read more
podcast S2E1: Canada’s Housing Crisis Kate discusses why there is a lack of affordable housing in Canada with guest Lindsay Davies-White Read more
podcast Voice Above Season 2 Intro Welcome to the first episode of season 2 of The Voice Above Podcast, In this episode, your host Kate will give an intro on what season 2 will be all about. Stay tuned and check us out on our socials Read more
biden America’s Not-So-Happily Ever After The 2020 election period in the United States was nothing less than chaotic. Hectic debates, voter intimidation, fake ballot boxes in California, the fly on Mike Pence’s head becoming Read more