As It Happens: The Thursday Edition
Part One
Minister Hajdu
BC is preparing for a "Hug Day", and Alberta's talking about lifting restrictions --but federal health minister Patty Hajdu says the kind of summer you'll have will depend on what COVID is doing near you.
Eric Carle Obit
He made timeless books look like child's play. With works like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", the late author-illustrator Eric Carle gave children an appetite for reading. A fellow author talks about their friendship, and their mutual love of food.
Part Two
China Lab Leak Theory
After the facts. China says a U-S investigation into the origins of the coronavirus is a political effort to blame the pandemic on a leak from a Wuhan lab -- but a microbiologist says stranger things have happened.
Italian-Canadian Internment Apology
The Prime Minister apologizes to Italian-Canadians detained during the Second World War -- and the granddaughter of one detainee says while overdue, she was still overwhelmed.
Part Three
Feature: Jen Gunter
According to gynecologist and writer Jen Gunter we're far more forthcoming about some facts of life than we are about others. Dr. Gunter argues that's no accident -- and that it's high time for a frank conversation about menopause. Carol and Jen Gunter do just that in our feature interview about Dr. Gunter's witty new book -- The Menopause Manifesto.