As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Monday, May 8, 2017

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Quebec floods: resident
A Montreal resident awoke in the middle of the night to firefighters pounding on her door, urging her family to leave as the water gushed in — and now she's wondering when, or if, they'll be able to return. 

France: 'En Marche'
Emmanuel Macron is elected President of France — but his brand-new party has no seats in the National Assembly, meaning his ability to govern is not nearly a fait accompli. 

Bad condo behaviour
When his patio is littered with cigarette butts and spit, Ontario condo owner Wayne Russell takes action against his upstairs neighbours — publicly shaming them by spray-painting his complaints on a tarp for all to see.

Part Two

Chibok girls
More than 80 schoolgirls kidnapped three years ago in Nigeria are no longer captives of Boko Haram — but critics say the government is exploiting them for political gain. 

Pineapple art 
How did a pineapple wind up on display in the gallery of a Scottish university? 

Part Three

Sex offender funding
It's a model program for helping sex offenders reintegrate into society when they're released for prison. And it started in Canada. Now, it's getting a fresh start: the Liberal government is injecting seven million dollars into the program, after the Conservative government slashed its budget. 

Opioid guidelines 
To fight the opioid crisis, the Canadian Medical Association Journal publishes new guidelines that include smaller dosages — but physiatrist and researcher Dr. Andrea Furlan says we have to think bigger.