As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
AR-15 Destroyed
He has a tattoo of the Second Amendment, but the Florida high school massacre was too much for Scott Pappalardo — so he sawed his own AR-15 in half.
Caroline Mulroney
Just months before an election, the embattled Patrick Brown wants to replace himself as leader of the Ontario PCs — but fellow candidate Caroline Mulroney says, for the health of the party, he has to go — again.
MulletFest Competition
The mullet's over? Well, mull it over. And before you dismiss it, consider this: tomorrow, one Australian town will hold MulletFest 2018 — and it'll be a party in the front and the back.
Part Two
Olympics: Kelsey Serwa Win
After Kelowna's Kelsey Serwa wins gold in a scorching Olympic final, a family friend in her hometown tells us what it was like to watch the race — and hold his breath for a minute-and-a-half.
B.C. Newborn Child Services
A BC judge orders child welfare workers to let a woman breastfeed her baby — but the chief councillor of her First Nation says that wouldn't be necessary if his community's families were treated with respect.
Part Three
Tina Fontaine Family
The verdict is in. But Tina Fontaine's family is still waiting for justice. We'll speak with her great-uncle — who raised her from childhood — about how he and his wife are coping with the not guilty verdict for Raymond Cormier.
Oregon Gun Control
Oregon just became the first state to pass gun control legislation since the massacre at a Florida high school. A senator tells us about the personal history that made him an ardent supporter of the bill.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Imogen Birchard
Chris Harbord
Katie Geleff
Sarah Jackson
Sheena Goodyear
Samantha Lui
Susan McKenzie
Mary Newman
Kevin Robertson
Kate Swoger
and Julian Uzielli.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director this week is John McGill. Chris Howden is our writer. And our intern is Anna Cianni.
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 us out this week:
Mary-Catherine McIntosh in Halifax
Laurene Jardin in Montreal
Max Paris in Ottawa
Keith Hart in Radio Archives in Toronto and Luke Williams — also 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.