As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Part One

Trump/Trudeau 1812
The Prime Minister says he'll confront President Trump about duties on steel at the G7 — and a former U.S. ambassador apologizes in advance for how that will go.

Alice Johnson Clemency
The good news is President Trump has granted Alice Johnson clemency, after she was given life for a non-violent drug offence; the weird news is Johnson has Kim Kardashian West to thank. 

Injured Canadian Italy
A Canadian woman is severely injured by a train in Italy. Her son updates us on her recovery and comments on that selfie we all saw — of a man, with her in the background being treated on the tracks. 

Part Two

Family Separation Senator
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has visited a Texas border facility where minors are being held, apart from their parents — and he says he's haunted by what he saw. 

David McFadden Obit
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, David McFadden published a book called Abnormal Brain Sonnets — the last of several dozen brilliant collections that made him one of Canada's best-loved poets. 

Part Three

Afghanistan Students
A new report says nearly four million kids in Afghanistan — the majority of them girls — are going without an education. Our guest explains what's happening — and what's being done about it. 

Prisoner Opioids 
A legal clinic in British Columbia has filed a human rights complaint against Corrections Canada because it wants to improve treatment for prisoners with opioid addictions across the country.