Armed conflicts across the world are increasingly demanding the attention of Canadians and prompting the federal government to get involved. This episode, host Mattea Roach is joined by Emilie Nicolas, Arshy Mann, and Steven Chase to talk about what Canadian intervention in Haiti could and should look like, and they also tackle the existential questions we have about our military: What is the state of our military? Are we prepared to take on an expanded role? Should we?

Host:  Mattea Roach

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Associate Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guests: Emilie Nicolas, Arshy Mann, Steven Chase

Background reading:

• Bob Rae: Major military intervention in Haiti would not have sustainable impact
• Adam Zivo: Is Canada not sending its tanks to Ukraine because they’re broken?
• Fiscal watchdog raises concern about $15-billion in unexplained military spending in 2022 federal budget
• Current Operations and Joint Military Exercises list
• Canada’s military pulling back in Middle East as European, domestic needs rise
• Emilie Nicolas: What should Canada’s involvement in Haiti look like?

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