The Current for June 5, 2019
Today on The Current: Our weekly national affairs panel discusses the political and public implications of the the MMIWG national inquiry report; plus, meet the 'flood kids' of Toronto Island and their knee-deep puddles; also, the story of Amber Scorah, who walked away from life as a Jehovah’s Witness; then, listen back at a 2016 discussion with Werner Herzog, one of Anna Maria Tremonti’s most memorable interviews.
Today on The Current:
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised action after the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls delivered its final report on Monday. Are Canadian voters prepared to embrace responsibility for the cycle of violence? Our weekly national affairs panel tackles the political and public fallout from the report.
- Lake Ontario's levels have reached record-breaking numbers. We meet a few children of Toronto Island, who are getting used to their watery new surroundings.
- Amber Scorah was a Jehovah's Witness in Shanghai, trying to bring new converts on board. But then she left — both the country and the faith. Her new book Leaving the Witness chronicles why and how she got out.
- Over her 17 years hosting The Current, Anna Maria Tremonti has conducted many unforgettable interviews. Her conversation with German filmmaker Werner Herzog is one of them. We listen back to that chat, and hear why it stayed with her.