As It Happens

As It Happens: Thursday Edition

March 28, 2019

Transcript

Part One

Quebec secularism law
The Quebec Premier's lieutenant says the province's new law banning teachers and other public employees from wearing religious symbols is about building a society for all.

Wow airline passenger
When the Icelandic airline Wow abruptly announces it's shutting down, thousands of passengers find themselves stranded where they landed.

Giga pearl
Abraham Reyes of Toronto unveils his big, shiny family secret: an heirloom "giga-pearl" that's about the size of a baby — and worth considerably more. 

Part Two

Deportation family
Rosalba Solares  says her family is desperate, after Canadian officials prepare to deport her partner to Colombia, while she and their Canadian-born son are flown to Guatemala. 

Grassy Narrows protester
Protesters confront the Prime Minister at a Liberal fundraiser about a long-awaited mercury treatment centre in Grassy Narrows First Nation — only to be sarcastically dismissed. 

Part Three

Bangladesh fire
At least 19 people die as a fire engulfs an office tower in Dhaka — a further indictment of poor building standards in the Bangladeshi capital. 

Saudi women trial
University of British Columbia prof Sima Godfrey says her former student, Loujain Al-Hathloul, is among the women detained in Saudi Arabia for their activism — and she's concerned it's breaking her passionate spirit.