The Current for July 20, 2022
Today on The Current:
Phil Fontaine has spent decades calling for the Pope to apologize for residential school abuses — but the former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the work isn't over yet. He talks to guest host Duncan McCue about that work, ahead of next week's papal visit to Canada.
Plus, hundreds have been killed by rival gangs in Haiti this year, as the country experiences fuel shortages, food insecurity and intensifying violence. We discuss how to stabilize the country with Jean-Gilbert Ndongo, the medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Haiti; and Monique Clesca, a journalist, human rights activist and member of the Commission for a Haitian Solution to the Crisis.
And we hear the final instalment of CBC podcast Kuper Island, hosted by Duncan McCue. The series investigates the dark history of a B.C. residential school, through the stories of survivors — and those who died. Read more about our summer podcast series here.