As It Happens: Monday Edition
Part One
George Floyd - New York State Senator
A New York State senator is pepper-sprayed and handcuffed during an anti-police-brutality protest, despite literally wearing his name and title on his back.
George Floyd - Restaurant Burned
She witnessed the initial confrontation between Mr. Floyd and the police. Later her family business burned down. Tonight the daughter of one restaurant owner explains why she stands with the protestors -- despite the damage.
Tiananmen Anniversary Cancelled
Amid a crackdown on pro-democracy activists, authorities in Hong Kong have banned a vigil to mark the Tiananmen Square protests. We speak to an organizer who's planning to defy the order.
Part Two
George Floyd - Santa Cruz Police Chief
A California police chief tells us why he took a knee alongside protestors. And why he's calling on any officer who thinks what happened to George Floyd is ok to turn in their badge.
The Rat Tickler
From the As It Happens archives: to find out what makes rats tick, one neuroscientist found out what makes them tickled -- and his findings are very much a laughing matter.
Part Three
LTC Home Ownership
As the Prime Minister promises to learn from the devastation in Canada's long term care homes, Don Davies, the NDP's health critic, says the private sector has shown it can't be trusted to deliver long term care.
New Zealand Covid Success
As countries around the world grapple with coronavirus, New Zealand has managed to almost eradicate the virus. A microbiologist tells us much of that success is thanks to Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern.
Belgian Owls
A man in Belgium can't stop staring after an enormous owl has a nestful of babies in the flower box outside his third-storey apartment.