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The Current for December 22, 2017

From Becoming Santa: the Ottawa man who inherited the vintage red suit, to the problems with long-term care and seniors, and to author Stephen Greenblatt on the story of Adam and Eve ... This is The Current with Megan Williams.
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Part One: Becoming Santa

The Santa suit belonged to Jimmy Lomax, Hamilton's best-known Santa. When Lomax retired, the suit was passed on to Larry Lantz, who wore it until his death in 2013. Now Ottawa's Michael Morin is carrying on the legacy of the vintage red suit.

Part Two:  Long-term care and seniors

The case of a New Brunswick couple who will spend the holiday apart highlights the problems with the long-term care system, say critics.

Part Three: Adam and Eve

Author Stephen Greenblatt unpacks the story of Adam and Eve.

"It explains everything, or professes to explain everything: species dominance, love, sex, desire, the need to work, the fact that women suffer pain in childbirth, male domination, the fear of snakes, the fact that we die. Everything seems to be jammed into this tiny space."

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