The Current

The Current for Oct. 1, 2019

Today on The Current: We talk to three candidates about how their parties — if elected — would handle immigration; then, author Ben Westhoff discusses how fentanyl became a scourge on North American streets; plus, we look at the escalating violence in Hong Kong; and a panel of Indigenous voters tell us about the issues that matter to their communities.
Veteran CBC political reporter and foreign correspondent Laura Lynch is interim host of The Current. (CBC)

Full Episode Transcript

Today on The Current: We talk to three candidates about how their parties — if elected — would handle immigration; then, author Ben Westhoff discusses how fentanyl became a scourge on North American streets; plus, we look at the escalating violence in Hong Kong; and a panel of Indigenous voters tell us about the issues that matter to their communities.