The Current for May 3, 2019
Today on The Current: Should Canada stop relying on the army and create a special task force to deal with disasters like flooding?; plus, are concerts with holograms of dead performers an entertaining way to keep music alive, or a morbid cash grab?; and we look at Human Rights Watch claims that a massive surveillance system in China is being used to target the country’s Uighur minority.
Today on The Current:
- There are more soldiers deployed within Canada than there are overseas right now, with many of the personnel on home soil helping to battle the severe flooding in several provinces. But if climate change is going to make extreme weather more common, does Canada need to stop relying on the army, and create a new group to lead disaster relief?
- Frank Zappa is the latest in a series of famous artists to have a hologram created in his image, giving people the chance to see a digital version of the performer, live in concert once more. But while some critics say these hologram concerts are an entertaining way to keep music alive, others argue that it's a morbid cash grab that doesn't consider the wishes of the dead.
- Human Rights Watch says it has proof of a massive system of state surveillance in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, and that it's being used to target the country's Uighur minority. The advocacy group says there's even an app used by police to log the minute details of an individual's movements, and build cases for detention.