The Fifth Estate - Season 47
Season 47
Episodes
The Vaccine
Bob McKeown examines how a deal the Canadian government struck with a China-based company to create a COVID-19 vaccine fell apart, and why some say Ottawa should never have considered the deal in the first place.
Amazon Unpacked: The Human Cost of Convenience
While companies big and small all over the world struggled to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few have seen their fortunes increase - chief among them online delivery company Amazon and its owner Jeff Bezos. Amazon workers spoke to The Fifth Estate about COVID-19 safety protocols that came
Abandoned in Afghanistan: Canada's Failed Promise
Gillian Findlay looks at the effort mounted by Canadian military veterans to get former interpreters out of Afghanistan, and reveals tensions within Canada's government about how to proceed.
The Cluster: New Brunswick's Mysterious Illness
Nearly 50 people in New Brunswick are sick with a mysterious neurological disease and no one seems quite sure what it is or how they got it. Nine people have died and those getting sicker believe the provincial government knows more than it's telling them. Mark Kelley hosts.
School of Secrets: The Church, the cult and the consequences
The Fifth Estate investigates a former boarding school that promised a Christian education and tough love. But nearly 1,400 students who attended Grenville Christian College in Ontario say it was not only tough but brutal, and heavily influenced by a U.S.-based cult.
Finding School No 4 - WE Charity Donor Deception in Kenya
WE Charity told a parliamentary committee it had built hundreds of schools in Kenya with donors' money. The Fifth Estate travelled to Kenya to see first-hand if the money raised matched the schools actually built.
Come Hell... BC Under Water
The Fifth Estate examines the devastation in B.C. after catastrophic flooding and how the province could have been better prepared for the weather disaster.
Why Not In Winnipeg?
Women who say former fashion mogul Peter Nygard sexually assaulted them tell The Fifth Estate they believe he hasn't been charged in his hometown of Winnipeg because of his former star status and close connections to the city.
Base of Hate: Inside Accelerationism
A former Canadian military reservist has started serving a 9-year sentence for his role in a violent neo-Nazi plot in the United States that was foiled by the F.B.I. With access to exclusive audio tapes, The Fifth Estate exposes the ideology behind the hate group that sought to recruit members of the Canadian military.
The Reckoning: Secrets Unearthed by Tk'emlups te Secwepemc
The Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation was the first community to identify what are believed to be the graves of children at the site of a former residential school. The Fifth Estate shows how the community is dealing with the traumatic discovery and talks to survivors about the impact on them, as
School of Secrets: New Revelations from Inside the Cult
Since a Fifth Estate story last November about abuse endured by students of a now-closed Ontario private religious school and its connection to a U.S.-based cult, there have been several new developments. Prompted by our reporting, another person has come forward to allege abuse by a son of the
The Convoy and the Questions: How a Protest Paralyzed a Capital
Parents Without Power: When Addicted Kids Can't Be Forced Into Care
Priced Out: Canada's Rental Crisis
Bait and Switch: Recycling's Dirty Secret
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