The Current for Aug. 9, 2021
Today on The Current:
Monday marks five years since the killing of Colten Boushie. Guest host Laura Lynch talks to his mother Debbie Baptiste about what her family has been through; and the family's lawyer Eleanore Sunchild, about a renewed push for a national inquiry into RCMP actions during the case.
Plus, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are over, after a tournament of sporting excellence, glory and memories made, but plenty of controversy. Tokyo bureau chief for the New York Times Motoko Rich discusses the legacy of the pandemic Games.
And in December we talked to Nova Scotia carpenter Kelly McCann, who was building a house for his Nova Scotia neighbour Jane McClair — for free. We check back in as McCann is putting the finishing touches to the house, and McClair is starting to move in.