Rethinking Canada. This season, we told you the truly unbelievable story of Canada’s longest war.

COMMONS: War

Hosted by Arshy Mann

This season of COMMONS originally aired from March 30 through July 6, 2022.

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WAR #8 – Who Pays the Price?

What was all of this for? And is Afghanistan destined for yet another cycle of violence?
July 6, 2022

WAR #7 – The Long, Slow Death

Stuart Langridge was a model soldier. But when he ended his life after returning from Afghanistan, his parents began to ask questions about what had happened to their son. Instead of giving them answers, the Canadian military went to war against them.
June 22, 2022

WAR #6 – Tortured Pasts

Despite repeated denials by senior government and military officials, there’s evidence that many Canadians knew they were sending Afghans to be tortured.
June 8, 2022

WAR #5 – The Narcokings of Kandahar

Why did so many Afghans join with the Taliban during the years that Canada was fighting in Kandahar?
May 25, 2022

WAR #4 – Medusa

Operation Medusa has become the most celebrated battle in recent Canadian history. It was hailed as a stroke of military genius that may have vanquished the Taliban once and for all.
May 11, 2022

WAR #3 – Tarnak Farms

All of a sudden, they see a blast, and chaos surrounds them. What happens next would change their lives—and the Canadian military—forever.
April 27, 2022

WAR #2 – Lords of War

In the months after 9/11, Canadian special forces were participating in secret operations at the behest of some of the most sinister men in Afghanistan.
April 13, 2022

WAR #1 – Last Plane Out of Kabul

The true story of the end of one of the forever wars through the eyes of the people who were there.
March 30, 2022
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