As It Happens: Friday Edition

Part One

Tim Hortons flap
Doughnut giant Tim Hortons finds itself in a hole, when it cancels oil-company ads on its in-house TVs after one outcry -- only to provoke another outcry. 

Swedish mass killer report
Sweden's top lawyers blame legal "groupthink" for the failures that led to the conviction of a man who confessed to killing thirty people -- but had, in fact, killed none. 

Vigilante uniforms
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a police officer accuses a 75-year-old man of "stolen valour" -- despite the fact that the ex-Marine had earned that valour honestly. 

Part Two

Senate: Auditor General report
When he was appointed two months ago, Senate Speaker Leo Housakos trumpeted accountability; now, he is being held accountable for dubious expenses. 

Russian rally
Six Albertans are revving up for the Mongol Rally, in which they will drive twenty-four-thousand kilometres in a ridiculously small van. 

Part Three

Truth & Reconciliation documents
The truth of their stories can't be erased. But the stories themselves might be. The head of the National Research Centre for Truth and Reconciliation argues that documents detailing the abuse of former residential students should be preserved -- even though some victims have not given consent.

Norwegian youth wing to return to site of massacre
Four years after the massacre by a right-wing extremist, Norway's Labour Youth Party wants to return to Utøya to hold their summer camp.

As it Happens was produced this week by: 

Laurie Allan
Robert Ballantyne
John Chipman
Sarah Cooper
Dawna Dingwall
Diane Eros
Katie Geleff
Lindsay Michael
Kevin Robertson and 
Kate Swoger.  

Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves.  The show director is Kevin Ball.

Chris Howden is the show writer.

John Perry is the Senior Producer, and the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.  

Our intern is John McGill and it's his last day with us... for a while!  Thanks for all your help, John. It's been a pleasure. 

We'd also like to thank some other people who helped out this week:  

Heather Barrett in St. John's
Donna Allen in Charlottetown
Stephen Puddicombe in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Tom Jokinen in Ottawa
Davorin Cikovic at Radio Archives in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Michael O'Halloran in Calgary and
Anne Penman in Vancouver, and
Cheryl Kawaja, James Miller and Philippe Morin in Whitehorse. 

As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Have a great weekend, and good night.