How can Ontario municipalities achieve financial sustainability when faced with infrastructure and asset- management challenges? Then, Gary Crawford, Toronto's budget chief, and Shelley Carroll, the city's former budget chief, kick off the third season of TVO's Political Blind Date by taking a close look at how to best manage a budget shortfall after provincial funding cuts.

An in-depth look at a new animal welfare system now in force in across the province. Then, what is the state of racetrack operations in Ontario and what does the future hold for the province's horse-racing community?