As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Aug. 24, 2020

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

New Conservative leader
Many of the Conservative MPs who backed Erin O'Toole are first-time MPs. One of them explains why she thinks the new leader has a golden opportunity to attract young voters.

Wisconsin shooting
Protests broke out after police in Wisconsin shot a Black man multiple times. An elected official tells us his gut dropped when he saw the video of the shooting.

Newfoundland weird fish
A Newfoundland fisherman is still reeling after hauling in a very weird deep-sea creature that he says looks more like a platypus than a fish.

Part Two

Idaho legislature protests
We hear from a lawmaker in Idaho about the moment that protesters — some armed — forced their way into the Statehouse today. They're angry about government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions.

Flint water settlement 
Michigan will pay the victims of the Flint water crisis 600 million dollars for the damage done by lead-poisoned water. But one Flint mother tells us nothing can compensate her for the pain her family has suffered.