As It Happens

As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Aug. 29, 2019

Episode Transcript

Part One

Gay conservative on Scheer
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer addresses the comments he made opposing same-sex marriage 14 years ago by talking around them — but a gay conservative says the party has evolved since 2005. 

Yemen fighting
 One-time allies turn on each other in Yemen, complicating an already-complicated civil war — and MSF workers are dealing with the bloody aftermath. 

Lego Braille
LEGO includes Braille and audio instructions in some of its kits for the first time — thanks to a dedicated campaign by our guest.

Part Two

California vaccine bill
A California state senator has been insulted, threatened, and assaulted for his strict pro-vaccination law — but he won't stop trying to inject common sense into the discussion. 

Paradise, NL sewage
For years, a Newfoundland family has been dealing with a problem as pernicious as it is putrid: sewage. The frequent flooding is bad. The time it backed up into their basement was worse. But last night, a new low — when sewage actually sprayed in their faces.