The Current

The Current for Feb. 26, 2020

Today on The Current: The cancelled application to build the Frontier Teck oilsands mine has prompted fresh debate over resource and climate policy — our national affairs panel takes the pulse in Alberta. Plus, author Mark Bittman discusses whether plant-based "meat" is the food of the future, or just another junk food. Then, we talk to people continuing the work of the Iranian-Canadian scientific minds lost in the downing of Flight 752. And finally, Dr. Hirotaka Yamashiro advises how you should talk to your kids about the coronavirus, and ease any anxiety they may have.
Matt Galloway is the host of CBC Radio's The Current. (CBC)

Full Episode Transcript

Today on The Current: The cancelled application to build the Frontier Teck oilsands mine has prompted fresh debate over resource and climate policy — our national affairs panel takes the pulse in Alberta. Plus, author Mark Bittman discusses whether plant-based "meat" is the food of the future, or just another junk food. Then, we talk to people continuing the work of the Iranian-Canadian scientific minds lost in the downing of Flight 752. And finally, Dr. Hirotaka Yamashiro advises how you should talk to your kids about the coronavirus, and ease any anxiety they may have.