The Current for for July 22, 2022
Today on The Current:
Hockey Canada has come under fire and had its funds frozen after an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement. The House of Commons has asked for an independent investigation into how Hockey Canada handled that allegation and others, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called what happened unacceptable. Guest host Ducan McCue speaks with TSN senior correspondent Rick Westhead, who first broke the story, and Julie Macfarlane, a distinguished professor emerita of law at the University of Windsor, and the co-founder of Can't Buy My Silence.
Then, the Spix's Macaw, a bright, blue parrot from Brazil, was declared extinct in the wild over 20 years ago. But scientists have been breeding the birds in captivity and have finally reintroduced them back into their natural habitat. Biologist Tom White, technical advisor for the rescue project, discusses how the bird was brought back, and evolutionary biologist Tori Herridge shares the ethical questions that need to be considered for such a project.
And in recent years, some people with visual impairments have regained partial sight with the help of a "bionic eye." But now, the company behind the implants has stopped supporting the technology. We hear how that's left some people in the dark, from Eliza Strickland, senior editor at the tech publication IEEE Spectrum, and Jennifer Chandler, a professor of law at the University of Ottawa's Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics.
