As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Carbon Tax Decision
We'd call it a "tax return" but that's wrong for two reasons. First, Ottawa's so-called "carbon tax" never left — and second, in its ruling today, Ontario's Court of Appeal ruled it's not a tax at all.
Hamilton Mayor Protest
For nearly two weeks, LGBT protesters have been demanding action and answers from the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario — and this morning, they showed up at his house.
Lost Ring
After his wife lost her wedding ring in the snow in Alberta, a Missouri man returns to try to find it, with the help of some Canadians — and their metal detectors.
Part Two
France Heat Wave
France records its highest-ever temperature, a blistering 45-point-9 degrees Celsius — and we'll speak with an environmental scientist in Paris, who's feeling her predictions come true.
Children's Author
When students told her they didn't see themselves in the books she was teaching, Elizabeth Acevedo wrote one specifically for them — which won a huge readership, and now, a major award.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Kevin Ball
Alison Broverman
Chris Harbord
Katie Geleff
Sheena Goodyear
Sarah Jackson
Chloe Shantz-Hilkes
Ashley Mak
Jonathon Ore
Morgan Passi
Kevin Robertson
and Kate Swoger.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director this week is John McGill. The writer is Chris Howden.
John Perry is our senior producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped us out this week:
Mary-Catherine McIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Max Paris in Ottawa
Keith Hart, Varad Mehta and Luke Williams — all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Jennifer Keene in Calgary
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.