As It Happens

As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018

Episode transcript

Part One

Florida Lawmaker
A Florida lawmaker describes the scene as students who survived the shooting at Stoneman Douglas heckle the politicians who oppose her assault weapons ban proposal.

Syria Response
Canada joins the international condemnation of Syria's latest assault on its citizens, but we hear from a critic who says it's time for more than words to end the massacre.  

Found Painting
Twenty years after a Nova Scotia artist lends the portrait she painted of her grandfather to a less-than-reliable filmmaker, she gets a call from a friend about a familiar face in an Alberta thrift store.

Part Two

White House Guns
Donald Trump gets an earful from families affected by years of school shootings, across the United States, at a 'listening session' at the White House.

Billy Graham Obit
He was the pastor to the masses of the television age. We remember Billy Graham, the North Carolina farmer's son who became a spiritual adviser to presidents and stadiums full of people around the world.

Part Three

Boko Haram Kidnappings
It's four years since the Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped. Now another group of Nigerian parents are wondering if their daughters have been taken, after Boko Haram militants attack their school.  More than 100 young women and girls are still missing. 

B.C. Housing Plan
In its first provincial budget, the BC NDP presents a plan to tackle the housing crisis in the province. We speak with urban planner Andy Yan about whether the measures — like a new speculation tax — will work.