The Current for Dec. 11, 2020
Today on The Current:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Canada's premiers Thursday to discuss COVID-19 and soaring health-care costs. Our national affairs panel Shachi Kurl, Kelly Cryderman and Hannah Thibedeau discuss what came of the meeting between Ottawa and the provinces.
Plus, federal ombudsman Heidi Illingworth says that many Canadians who become victims of crime do not realize they have rights enshrined in law — and that needs to change. We hear from Caitlyn Bates, who says she had to fight for information after her sister was found dead in March, and Serrece Winter, who was arrested and restrained by police — even though she was the victim of an alleged crime.
Then, have you tried chocolate mint hummus? Gingerbread hummus? Journalist Kareem Shaheen says some of the current "Frankenstein" hummus mash-ups might taste OK — but they're not hummus, and we shouldn't pretend they are.
And it's been two years since cannabis was legalized in Canada — but is pot as profitable as predicted? Business reporter Vanmala Subramaniam discusses why some businesses are doing well, and others not so much.