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Ideas · 2025-08-26 · 55 min · 9,133 words

Has the housing crisis shaken your trust in democracy?

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For most of the history of professional sports, there was a wall between the game and gambling. Then suddenly it was everywhere. Ontario is all in on sports betting. You could win a shipload of money. But that wasn't supposed to include the players themselves.

Raptors for Jonte Porter is under NBA investigation. Athletes are the perfect gamblers. Understood the big bet. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. This is a CBC podcast.

Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nala Ayed, and welcome to our series Ideas for a Better Canada, coming to you from Vancouver Island on the shores of the Salish Sea in beautiful. Nanaimo, British Columbia. How do we as a country revitalize our democracy? How should we navigate the tension over competing versions of who we are and who we want to be?

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