The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

From the rights of mentally ill patients and parents who want more say in their health care, to novelist Anosh Irani on Mumbai's child sex trade, to a filmmaker's exploration of East Germany's Stasi police... This is The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay.

During life in communist East Germany, the Stasi secret police were everywhere. It meant neighbours spied on each other and no one really knew who was who. For filmmaker Petra Epperlein, that included her father. Her documentary explores Karl Marx City.

Novelist Anosh Irani takes us into Mumbai's red light district in his latest novel, The Parcel. The light he sheds on the dark corner of reality reveals harsh truths about child sex workers in Mumbai. But it's ultimately redeeming.

Parents of mentally ill adult children are calling for more involvement over the health care of their children admitted to hospital. The Current speaks to Lorraine Johnson who lost her son to suicide and says the system failed him.

Employment lawyer, Janice Rubin says Ontario's Bill 132 is game-changing. It's the first time in Canada where employers are obligated to investigate both, complaints and incidents of harassment, and also must train employees on this issue.

Donald Trump and his supporters have a plan for a wall on the U.S. Mexican border. But a wall authorized by George W. Bush is already there, and it's affecting everything from wildlife migration to flooding.

From Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch's proposal to screen immigrants for "anti-Canadian values," to a documentary that examines how mainstream media misses deception, to how Trump's border wall endangers wildlife... This is The Current.

The documentary, All Governments Lie argues mainstream, corporate, U.S. media rolls over, not only for government but for commerce. Filmmaker Fred Peabody and journalist Amy Goodman discuss what the media misses, allowing deceptions to go uncovered.

Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch is proposing to screen would-be immigrants for "anti-Canadian values." Many politicians and pundits are critical of this move, but Leitch says this is a conversation Canada needs to have.

From Judge Robin Camp facing a review of his fitness to remain on the bench, to part two of our discussion on a new Renaissance with Chris Kutarna, to a lawsuit against B.C.'s ban on the purchase of private insurance... This is The Current.

Eight years ago, Dr. Brian Day began his court challenge to have private health insurance for surgery in private clinics. It is a case with the potential to reshape our health-care system. But health advocates foresee negative consequences for Canada.

Age of Discovery author Chris Kutarna is back. Yesterday, he argued we are.living through a second Renaissance. Today, he finds similarities in the populist politics of the 1400's and the words of a certain presidential candidate just over our border.

Justice Robin Camp made headlines when he asked a 19-year-old complainant in a sexual assault case why she couldn't "just keep her knees together." Now, the judge is facing a judicial review and shinning a spotlight on how, or if judges are disciplined.

From a road trip to Virginia searching for voter insights into the U.S. election, to author Chris Kutarna who says we're lucky to be living through what he calls a new renaissance, to the homework load Canadian students face... This is The Current.

As students return to school, some families are pushing for no homework for their kids saying there's no evidence that homework helps academic achievement. Critics say homework can actually hurt both learning and overall well-being.