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Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022: Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Daniel Clarke Bouchard and more

Today on Q with Tom Power: multidisciplinary artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, books columnist Jael Richardson, geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki, pianist Daniel Clarke Bouchard.

Today on Q: Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Jael Richardson, David Suzuki, Daniel Clarke Bouchard

Multidisciplinary artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, books columnist Jael Richardson, geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki, pianist Daniel Clarke Bouchard. (Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and Jamie Griffiths, jaelrichardson.com, David Suzuki Foundation, Submitted by Daniel Clarke Bouchard)

Today on Q with Tom Power:

  • Iqaluit-based multidisciplinary artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory discusses how climate change permeates all aspects of her art and life in the North.

  • Our books columnist Jael Richardson fills us in on Jessamine Chan's debut novel, The School for Good Mothers — a dystopian drama about a state-run reeducation camp for bad moms.

  • Canadian geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki talks about bringing science into our living rooms for more than 40 years, and how he's helped open our eyes to issues like climate change.

  • Pianist Daniel Clarke Bouchard reflects on his early life as a child prodigy and his upcoming virtual concert series with Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman.

Shelter from The Storm: Arts and Climate Change on Q is a special week-long series (Jan. 31 to Feb. 4) featuring artists who are tackling the biggest dilemma and existential threat of our time: climate change.

WATCH | David Suzuki's full interview with Tom Power: