The Currentwith Anna Maria Tremonti

Disgruntled servers in Niagara Falls are nearing their sixth week on the picket line as they continue to protest a new policy that they say requires them to split more of their tips with salaried managers.

The Globe and Mail's Robyn Doolitle says a 2012 video of an RCMP officer asking an Indigenous teenager if she was "turned on" by an alleged sexual assault demonstrates 'old, outdated stereotypes' around sexual assault and consent that persist to this day.

Today on The Current: We discuss an ‘abhorrent’ video of an RCMP officer's interview with an alleged sexual assault victim; plus, we look at servers striking over having to share their tips with salaried managers; and after a jury awarded $2 billion US in damages to a California couple who claim the weed killer Roundup gave them cancer, we look at its use here in Canada.

We look at the implications of Alabama's new restrictions on abortion, which has no exceptions for rape or incest, unless the mother's life is in danger.

B.C. is launching a public inquiry to examine money laundering in the province, after two reports found more than $7 billion was laundered in the province last year. We speak to two experts who say it's not just a west-coast problem, and all of Canada should be concerned.

Adam Gopnik, author of A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism, believes liberals have nothing to apologize for.

Today on The Current: As B.C. launches a public inquiry into money laundering in the province, we ask just how pervasive of an issue it is across this country; plus, we explore the implications of Alabama's new restrictions on abortions; and writer Adam Gopnik tells us why he believes liberals have nothing to apologize for.

Susan Doherty has been volunteering to help people with severe mental illness for more than a decade. She's written about what she's learned in her new book The Ghost Garden: Inside the Lives of Schizophrenia's Feared and Forgotten.

On the 100th anniversary of what has become known as the Winnipeg General Strike, we take a look back at the milestone moment in the history of labour relations and politics for Canada.

Our political panel weighs in on the fallout from the Mark Norman case, discussing it in light of the SNC-Lavalin affair. Could the consecutive controversies have an impact on the fall federal election?

Today on The Current: Our political panel weighs in on the fallout from the Mark Norman case; plus, we speak with an author who wants us to pay more attention to people with mental illness; and we look back at the Winnipeg General Strike, 100 years on.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May tells Anna Maria Tremonti the fall election could be Canada's last chance to shift directions on the climate change fight.

The federal government has offered survivors of Indian day schools a settlement — but is it enough? Sen. Murray Sinclair, the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, explains why he's concerned about the process.

A new documentary chronicles rangers' efforts in Kenya to care for the last male northern white rhino. We talk to the filmmaker behind the story about why he wanted to bring audiences face-to-face with extinction.

Today on The Current: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May on whether she can carry her party's recent momentum to the fall election; plus, the Canadian government offered a settlement to survivors of Indian day schools, but is it enough?; also, the story of the last male northern white rhino.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer has been offering advice on sex and intimacy for decades, and she's not done yet. She speaks to Anna Maria Tremonti about a new documentary on her life and career, and why she thinks our smartphones are ruining our sex lives.

Surfing will be an Olympic sport for the first time at the Summer Games in Tokyo, but not everyone agrees it should be included. Some surfers argue it's a corporate move, which betrays the counterculture at the heart of catching some waves. We hear both sides of the debate.

Tensions between China and the U.S. are escalating, with both countries imposing tariffs on the other's imports. We look at the dispute, and the knock-on effect it could have on Canada.

Why renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer thinks our smartphones are ruining our sex lives; plus, how will escalating trade tensions between China and the U.S. affect Canada?; and surfers debate whether catching some waves will be ruined by becoming an Olympic sport.

There are few things more frightening than the spectre of biological warfare — from anthrax to weaponized viruses. We speak with the man being recognized for his pioneering work in having biological weapons banned internationally.

A recent study from Britain found people are having less sex, even though many respondents said they wanted to be having more. We ask why sex matters, and what it says that we're going with less of it.

You may have had thoughts about breaking up with Facebook, by deleting your account. Now one of the company's co-founders is calling on the social network to dismantle. But is it an idea worth "liking?" Our experts debate the pros and cons.