As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

New fighter jets
The federal government is set to pick up 18 fancy new jet fighters as a stop-gap measure — and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will explain why that's a great idea.  

Military class action suit
A former second lieutenant hopes to launch a class-action suit against the Canadian Forces — saying she faced discrimination and harassment just because she's a woman. 

Mansplaining hotline
Swedish women whose male co-workers suddenly start discussing which ABBA songs are best, and why, finally have a way out of the one-sided conversation: a hotline for reporting "man-splaining". 

Part Two

Chicago violence: congressman
Illinois congressman Danny Davis tells us about the victim of Chicago's 701st homicide — a teenage boy allegedly killed because of an argument over shoes, who happens to be Congressman Davis's grandson. 

Ironman winner
Six years ago, Lionel Sanders was struggling with a serious drug addiction — and last weekend, he set a new world record in the Iron Man Triathlon. 

Part Three

Alberta: Jason Kenney
Jason Kenney is sure he can make the right the dominant political force in Alberta. Problem is, right now, he's making himself an overly dominant force in the leaderhip race. And given a recent fine against him, and accusations of harassment, not everyone thinks the Ottawa veteran's tactics will work. 

Turkey child sex assault bill
The Turkish government has backed down from a bill that would have granted amnesty to men convicted of child sex assault if they married their victims.

Idaho bridge survivor
Yesterday, Steven Arrasmith of Boise, Idaho was hit by a car, then dangled from a bridge, then fell 15 metres (50 feet) into a frigid river.