The Current for April 1, 2020
To mask or not to mask during the pandemic? Science writer Roxanne Khamsi explains the nuances around whether you should wear one. Plus, we hear from Amy Williamson, who's using her late mother's sewing machine to make masks for others.
Then, are Canadian schools ready to move online and embrace distance learning? We're talking to three teachers about how the adaptation is going.
Plus, our national affairs panellists Susan Delacourt, Shachi Kurl and Aaron Wherry on Canada's response to COVID-19, and what might be different once we emerge from the crisis.
And an elder care home in Ontario is connecting their isolated residents with their families by posting the notes they write on Facebook. We hear about the efforts to stay in touch in a difficult time.
You've probably heard a lot of public service announcements around #COVID19, do you think they get the message across? Host of CBC's Under The Influence Terry O'Reilly walks us through what makes an effective PSA.
Plus, we discuss how advertisers are blocking ads on news articles about COVID-19, which Digital marketing expert Claire Atkin says is starving media companies and trusted news sources of valuable revenue.
Then, imagine drafting a shopping list for the entire country — and on the list are critical medical supplies to fight the pandemic. We're asking Minister of Public Services and Procurement Anita Anand whether the government is doing enough to make sure Canadian hospitals have the equipment they need.
Host of q Tom Power talks to Sir Patrick Stewart, and asks: what would Jean-Luc Picard do?
This isn't the first pandemic to hit humanity; author and historian Yuval Noah Harari joins us to discuss whether we're doing a better job than our ancestors, and how history will record the time of COVID-19.
