CBC Radio's The House: Truth, faith and reconciliation
Here is what's on this week's episode of The House
An action plan on ending violence
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised transformative change when he released the federal government's national action plan to combat violence against Indigenous women, girls, two-spirited and gender-diverse people.
Backed by $2.2 billion in new spending over the next five years, the sweeping plan includes a wide range of new commitments, but offers few specifics on how those goals will be achieved.
Marion Buller, former chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, joins The House to assess the plan, as does Denise Pictou Maloney, who chaired the National Family and Survivors Circle and contributed to the plan's development. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett responds to critics who say the plan lacks specifics and doesn't go far enough.
When will Canada get a new governor general?
It's been more than four months since Julie Payette resigned as governor general after an independent report found she had presided over a toxic work environment at Rideau Hall.
As president of the Queen's Privy Council, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc is overseeing the process of nominating a new vice-regal representative. He joins The House to provide an update on where the search now stands and share lessons learned from the pandemic regarding federal-provincial cooperation.
How Newfoundland and Labrador plans to welcome visitors this summer
Newfoundland and Labrador is the latest province to release a reopening plan; it targets July 1 as the date it will start to lift public health restrictions and welcome out-of-province travellers.
But it's also fighting an outbreak in the central and western parts of the province, driven in part by a variant of COVID-19 first detected in India. Provincial Health Minister Dr. John Haggie joins The House to talk about how his government plans to allow Canadians from away back into the province this summer.
A landmark review of Canada's military justice system
Former Supreme Court justice Morris Fish proposed major changes to the Canadian Armed Forces' justice system in a report tabled this week.
His key recommendation — to temporarily hand over responsibility for sexual assault cases to the civilian justice system — could have big implications for efforts to address sexual misconduct in the military. Fish joins host Chris Hall to discuss his in-depth review.
