As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Full episode audio available at 8pm Eastern Time.

Part One

Greece: government
The people can't withdraw -- and the government doesn't want to. Greek banks close as negotiations with the Eurozone fail -- but our guest, a member of Greece's ruling party, says it still wants a deal. 

US Supreme Court: lethal injection
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that states can continue using a controversial lethal injection drug -- but our guest, who watched his client die over two long hours, calls that ruling a mistake. 

Saskatchewan fires
Communities in Northern Saskatchewan are forced to evacuate as wild fires continue to sweep across the province.

Part Two

Military ombudsman
Canada's military ombudsman is furious when the Department of National Defence will miss its deadline on a review of support for veterans. 

North Carolina church fire
A North Carolina church suffers a quarter of a million dollars' damage after it's set on fire -- and it's just one of six black churches in the American South to burn in the past week.