The Current for Sept. 2, 2021
Today on The Current:
Rural Canadians still struggle with poor internet connectivity, despite repeated political promises to fix the problem. Guest host Anthony Germain talks to CBC journalist Lindsay Bird about the problems faced by people living in Newfoundland; and Barb Carra, CEO of Cybera, an Alberta not-for-profit organization responsible for driving economic growth through the use of digital technology.
Plus, when Marike Finlay and her partner Karin Cope decided to up sticks and move from Quebec to the Maritimes 20 years ago, they had a question for their older friend, Elisabeth Bigras: "Why don't you come?" In a documentary first aired in April, the three women tell us how that question changed their lives, and give their take on this alternative form of long-term care: adopting an elder.
Then, the online group Vaccine Hunters has helped countless Canadians get a COVID-19 shot, but this week wound up its social media updates. Founder and director Andrew Young says that doesn't mean their work to vaccinate Canadians is finished, he tells us what lies ahead.
And this summer we're bringing you a few of the best original CBC podcasts. Today it's Episode 7 of Recall: How to Start a Revolution, featuring the story of revolt and political violence in Quebec during the 1960s.