As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Syria: pro-Assad MP
The U.S. launches dozens of missiles at an Syrian air base in retaliation for the gas attack that killed dozens this week -- but an Assad loyalist says the American attack is unfounded and illegal.
Syria: opposition politician
A Syrian opposition politician finds hope in President Trump's decision to attack -- and a signal of possible cooperation to come.
Stockholm attack
Stockholm is the latest victim of an apparent terrorist attack in which a truck was used as a weapon. We'll speak with a student who was shopping when someone drove through a department store wall.
Part Two
Syria: Washington
The former deputy secretary of state under President Obama thinks the new administration did the right thing by striking Syria -- but that smart diplomacy must come next.
Village idiot
In a small Indiana community, Brad Cox has just been selected as the village idiot -- and tonight, we'll have more on a guy who is actually not a moron.
Part Three
Former US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on NAFTA
Donald Trump doesn't want Canada to worry about the upcoming NAFTA talks. But Barack Obama's former agriculture secretary suggests, worryingly, that we should probably worry. Because there's a battle ahead and it will start with Canada's dairy industry.
Mexican reporter detained
Mexican journalist Martin Mendez fled his home country, fearing for his life. And he's comparatively safer in the U.S., but not in the way he'd hoped: he's been held in immigration detention in Texas for two months and counting.
As it Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Imogen Birchard
Laura Carlin
Katie Geleff
Sheena Goodyear
Chris Harbord
Samantha Lui
John McGill . . .
Kevin Robertson
Pedro Sanchez
Earvin Solitario
Kate Swoger
and Julian Uzielli.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director is Kevin Ball. Chris Howden is our writer.
John Perry is the Senior Producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped put the show together this week:
Mary-Catherine MacIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Kristin Nelson in Ottawa
Keith Hart in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Michael O'Halloran in Calgary
and Anne Penman in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.