History and society Investigations and reports
Ma ville aux rayons X
2022
Sous-titres : Français Espagnol Roumain Anglais Allemand Arabe
Is there a connection between our environment and certain pathologies? Olivier Niquet answers the question with six people, each suffering from a different problem, and the help of health professionals and urban planners.
History and society | Investigations and reports
Episode 1
28 min
Keeping active in your neighbourhood - Youth obesity
In Quebec, obesity amongst both adults and children has tripled over the last twenty-five years. Genetics, diet and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle all contribute, but environmental factors can also play a role in the disease... An interview with 16 year-old Marylou, as we explore her neighbourhood.
Episode 2
28 min
Enjoying nature, even in the city - Stress and anxiety
Olivier meets 22 year-old Kevin, living in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montreal, who suffers from generalised anxiety disorder. Together they explore the soothing natural spaces available in his neighbourhood.
Episode 3
27 min
How to breathe better - Asthma
In Quebec, 10% of the population suffer from asthma. An illness that can be aggravated by pollution, smog, air-borne particles and pollen. Such is the case for 34 year-old Lindsay, whom Olivier met in Nouveau-Rosemont, Montreal...
Episode 4
27 min
Setting your heart of keeping healthy - Cardiovascular diseases
Olivier Niquet catches up with 42 year-old Jean-Michel, who lives in Repentigny and has recently suffered a heart attack. Through discussions with those he meets as he explores the locality, he discovers some of the ongoing urban development projects in the neighbourhood.
Episode 5
27 min
An environment conducive to concentration - AD(H)D
A space conducive to concentration is essential. Above all for the 1.3 million Canadians who suffer from ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). In Beauport, Olivier meets up with Joanie and makes the most of the opportunity to find out more about the condition with ADHD specialists.
Is there a connection between our environment and certain pathologies? Olivier Niquet answers the question with six people, each suffering from a different problem, and the help of health professionals and urban planners.
History and society Investigations and reports
With nearly 5,000 kilometres of coastline, Madagascar is the fifth largest island in the world; protecting its marine resources is a major mission. Women join in the fight. At the crossroads of the Mozambique and Indian Ocean canals, meet with the new guardians of the ocean.
History and society Investigations and reports
Climate change is threatening the Pacific Islands: by the end of the century, some atolls may disappear. The inhabitants of Uvea and Vanuatu are trying to resist by launching a race against time. Scientists, guides, fisherman, lawyers, activists, elected representatives... We meet the guardians of a paradise not yet lost.
History and society Investigations and reports
When we meet Bijoux in Yaoundé, she has just survived another lynching. Just like Shakiro, LGBTQIA+ activist. This is the story of two people who feel like "women in a man's body" and who highlight their humanity to us at a time when homophobic and transphobic violence continues on every continent.
History and society Investigations and reports
Surrounded by experts, scientists, explorers, or simple fishermen, the astrophysicist and ecologist Hubert Reeves, who passed away in 2023, proposes to identify what threatens the ocean today and exposes the latest discoveries on the intelligence of animals and ocean ecosystems.
History and society Investigations and reports
Local communities are engaged in conflicts that receive very little media coverage around Kisangani, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this remote province of Tshopo, the lack of a state, security and consideration for human beings has enabled a simple land dispute to degenerate into a mass massacre.
History and society Investigations and reports
When you're a French-speaker in Canada today, can you still identify with being French-Canadian? Comedian and broadcaster Pascal Justin Boyer, a Quebecker by birth and Franco-Ontarian by adoption, asks himself this question and travels across the country to meet people who can shed light on it.
History and society Investigations and reports
They were intended to mark the success of a transition process driven by international community engagement. This was not the case. This article highlights the limits of interventionist policies and a country's ability to reinvent its own democratic system.
