The Agenda welcomes two Canadian authors whose writing concerns growing up in the lower-income end of Scarborough. Then, Sarada Peri, speechwriter to former President Barack Obama, talks about who wrote Yes We Can, and millions of other words that came out of the mouth of America's 44th president.

Diane Saxe, Ontario's environmental commissioner, discusses her annual report. Then, Ontario Hubs journalist Jon Thompson explains what he saw on a day spent touring fly-in communities with the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, and a review of the week's programs.