As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Softwood lumber duties: Natural Resources Minister Carr
The Trump Administration has fired what could be the first volley in a trade war, by imposing big new tariffs on Canadian imports. Jim Carr is Canada's Natural Resources Minister. 

Softwood lumber duties: White River lumber mill
Frank Dottori is the co-owner of northern Ontario's White River Forest Products. His partners are the Pic Mobert First Nation and the town of White River. Their mill was shuttered during the last big softwood fight, and didn't re-open until four years ago. 

Saskatchewan library cuts
After weeks of protests in Saskatchewan over cuts to library funding, the government reverses its decision — and the woman who started those protests is stunned they actually worked. 

Part Two

Arkansas execution update
Arkansas executes two Death Row inmates in a single day — and a witness to the second execution is deeply concerned that the lethal-injection process is inhumane. 

Yemen famine
Every ten minutes, a child dies in Yemen. And while the UN is desperately seeking aid for the famine-stricken country, Sanaa-based political analyst Hisham Al-Omeisy says the crisis will only end when the civil war does. 

Part Three

Dutch painting auction
During the Second World War, the Nazis stole a painting by a Dutch master from the Schloss family. Now, that painting is set to go up for auction — unless the Schlosses can put a stop to it. 

Barkley Hendricks obit 
The late Barkley Hendricks said his portraits were more personal than political. But those personal portraits depicted exclusively Black subjects — which made them political.