Sharon Bala's first novel, "The Boat People," was inspired by a group of Tamil refugees escaping war in Sri Lanka and landing in Canada in 2010. Bala talks to Nam Kiwanuka about how she turned this story into fiction and why it was important to document it.

Transit is one of the biggest issues in every city across the province. The Agenda in the Summer discusses how Ontario's large and smaller cities plan and pay for transit. Then, Ontario Hubs journalist Charnel Anderson discusses the cultural importance of powwows.