Julie Ireton

Julie Ireton, a CBC reporter covering Canadian social and legal shifts, and Sasha Petrasik, a Jerusalem-based correspondent on Middle East security, discuss urgent global and local news. They cover a deadly LaGuardia collision, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and oil markets, rising renunciations of U.S. citizenship in Canada, Quebec's Bill 21 court hearings, child protection concerns in Ontario, and Australia’s social media age ban.

Julie Ireton, a CBC senior investigative reporter, dives into the troubling realities of jail overcrowding in Ontario. She discusses the heart-wrenching experiences of inmates like Sue, who face unsanitary conditions and trauma inside overcrowded facilities. The conversation highlights the urgent need for bail reforms and alternatives to incarceration, championed by voices like Senator Kim Pate. Ireton also shares stories of those suffering health crises in custody, revealing the precarious balance between obtaining help and experiencing harm in jail.