The Current for Oct. 1, 2021
Today on The Current:
All sides in the old-growth logging dispute are digging in deep after a British Columbia Supreme Court judge refused to extend an injunction against protest blockades on southern Vancouver Island. More than 1,100 people have been arrested at blockades near Fairy Creek. Matt Galloway speaks with Patrick Canning, one of the lawyers representing protesters. He also speaks with Cliff Atleo Jr., an assistant professor who teaches Indigenous governance and resource relationships at Simon Fraser University, and Ken Wu, executive director of Endangered Ecosystems Alliance.
Also, world leaders at a UN Conference approved the 1951 Refugee Convention 70 years ago. This created the framework for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). To mark the milestone, the UNHCR has a new podcast called Forced To Flee. It tells the stories of a few of the more than 82 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. One such story is that of Mary Maker. She left South Sudan as a child, and now has a theatre scholarship at the University of Minnesota. We'll hear from her, as well as Gillian Triggs, Deputy High Commissioner for Protection with the United Nations Refugee Agency.
And, the federal election may have ended, but Conservative leader Erin O'Toole is still campaigning — only this time it's to keep his job. O'Toole will meet with his caucus next week for the first time since election day. Three experts joined The Current to talk about the party's future. Ken Boessenkool is a professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, Katy Merrifield is the VP of Wellington Advocacy, and Dennis Matthews is the president of Creative Currency.
