Season 2

Season 2

Firsthand

14 episodes07/10/2016

Episodes

Road to Mercy
S2 · E1 · 07/10/2016 · 45 min

Road to Mercy

Road to Mercy follows doctors and their patients as they struggle to identify the limits of the newly granted right to kill to die. In Belgium, we meet bold physicians who are testing those limits – going beyond terminal illness to provide an assisted death for suffering psychiatric patients, a scenario that is legal both in Belgium and under Canada’s recent Supreme Court Carter ruling.

Being Greene
S2 · E2 · 13/10/2016 · 45 min

Being Greene

On the surface, the Greenes are a fun-loving family of performers. Dave Greene, the father, is an Elvis Tribute Artist. The mom, Roxie Greene, is a writer. Quinn Greene, the eldest son, is an actor, and his little brother Kane Greene is a beat-boxer. But underneath, they have a secret.

Inside These Walls
S2 · E3 · 20/10/2016 · 45 min

Inside These Walls

The family of Chinese prisoner Wang Bingzhang fights for his freedom.

Sugar Sisters
S2 · E4 · 27/10/2016 · 45 min

Sugar Sisters

Hannah and her two sisters try clearing their debt by finding Sugar Daddies - wealthy, older, men that pay to date.

NCR: Not Criminally Responsible
S2 · E5 · 17/11/2016 · 45 min

NCR: Not Criminally Responsible

Julie Bouvier who was nearly stabbed to death by a man in a psychotic frenzy because "the devil told him to kill the prettiest girl in the mall" is shocked to find he is released from the mental hospital and terrified that he will come after her.

Not Criminally Responsible: Wedding Secrets
S2 · E6 · 24/11/2016 · 45 min

Not Criminally Responsible: Wedding Secrets

In this sequel to NCR: Not Criminally Responsible from Emmy-winner John Kastner, a wedding is born of a terrible act of violence.

Unstoppable: The Fentanyl Epidemic
S2 · E7 · 01/12/2016 · 45 min

Unstoppable: The Fentanyl Epidemic

A new wave of synthetic drugs is set to flood into Canada — the first version having already killed thousands of Canadians. Many people in the fight to stop these drugs think the situation may be unstoppable.

Once an Immigrant
S2 · E8 · 12/01/2017 · 45 min

Once an Immigrant

Uber-Canadian actor Peter Keleghan explores his family’s immigrant roots, visiting Ireland for his mom’s 90th birthday.

Colonization Road
S2 · E9 · 26/01/2017 · 45 min

Colonization Road

Comedian Ryan McMahon travels Ontario’s colonization roads learning about their impact on First Nations and settlers.

Lost on Arrival: Me, the Mounties & PTSD
S2 · E10 · 09/02/2017 · 45 min

Lost on Arrival: Me, the Mounties & PTSD

An intimate portrait of the toll PTSD takes on a reporter and his family.

Kosher Love
S2 · E11 · 16/02/2017 · 45 min

Kosher Love

A look at the search for true love and marriage in the orthodox Jewish world during the hyper-connected Tinder age.

Free Reins
S2 · E12 · 23/02/2017 · 45 min

Free Reins

Step into the world of Patty McGill, an out of the box thinker who helps kids with special needs inside her horse riding ring.

The Missing Tourist
S2 · E13 · 02/03/2017 · 45 min

The Missing Tourist

A Japanese tourist goes missing in Yellowknife leaving behind luggage, souvenirs – and a mystery to be solved.

The Skin We're In
S2 · E14 · 09/03/2017 · 45 min

The Skin We're In

Acclaimed journalist Desmond Cole explores what it is to be black in 21st century Canada. Do black lives matter here?