While both the federal and provincial governments have committed money to address Indigenous mental health, crises of youth suicide continue in a number of remote Ontario communities. Is a new approach needed? And what can the Ontario Brain Institute offer up that hasn't been included in previous attempts to address the problems these communities face? Then, The Agenda catches up with Ontario Hubs, and reviews its week of programming.

The Agenda welcomes political scholar Mark Lilla to discuss why he believes so-called identity liberalism is hindering the U.S. Democratic Party's ability to win elections. Then, author and historian David J. Garrow discusses Barack Obama's rise to the American presidency.