WHAT MADE DAMIEN KING’S HEAD ROCK BACK?

Watch to the end for the surprise!

Layla Harding, 12, challenges economist Dr Damien King in Episode 1 of The Gleaner’s 2022 Child Month Interview Series.

The Campion College seventh-grader quizzed the CAPRI co-executive director on crime, COVID-19, savings, hobbies, food security, and the role of public parks.

He also reveals what advice he’d want to hear as a 12-year-old. Having read his lament on Twitter at not being able to find any, Layla responds with a gift!

Watch on The Gleaner’s social media channels.