The Current for March 28, 2019
Today on The Current: We’re looking at how the media covered the Mueller investigation and asking if mistakes were made; plus, we ask Chinese-Canadians how they feel about lingering tensions between Ottawa and Beijing; and Lorimer Shenher tells us about coming to terms with his transgender identity, and his new book This One Looks Like a Boy.
Today on The Current:
- In covering the allegations of Russian collusion against U.S. President Donald Trump, did the media measure up to its own standards of objectivity? Or were some organizations overcome by their own bias, reporting their hopes as facts? We hear from both sides of the debate.
- Tensions between Ottawa and Beijing are lingering over the Huawei affair, and the detention of two Canadian citizens in China. In recent weeks, canola exporters in Canada say they're seen contracts dry up, with some suggesting the diplomatic row has spilled over into trade relations. We hear from a panel of Chinese-Canadians about how the tensions are affecting their community.
- Lorimer Shenher is a former Vancouver police detective who played a central role in the investigation to catch convicted serial killer Robert Pickton. The experience left him with PTSD, but at the time he was also dealing with a personal issue: his own transgender identity. Shenher spoke to Anna Maria Tremonti about his life-long struggle with gender dysphoria, and his new book This One Looks Like a Boy: My Gender Journey to Life as a Man.