Should Canada be involved with conflict in Mali? Why is the Canadian government not helping Afghan interpreters who helped our troops?

The Roy Green Show

A government source says that Canada will send an aviation task force to the embattled African nation of Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission.

 

Will Canada’s presence in the country be helpful or is the situation too dangerous?

 

Guest: Dr. Bruno Charbonneau, Directeur, Centre FrancoPaix en résolution des conflits et missions de paix, Chaire Raoul-Dandurand, Université du Quebec, Canadian and global expert on UN missions to Francophone Africa, particularly Mali

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Roy speaks with Tom Quiggin, a court qualified expert on terrorism with two decades of experience in the intelligence community, on a couple of subjects related to security and terrorism.

 

Global News is reporting that Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh wants Canada to declare anti-Sikh violence that took place in India in the 1980s to be genocide.

 

Roy also chats with Tom about John Letts, father of Jack Letts, who will be arriving in Canada from the United Kingdom to plead for his son to be accepted in this country. Jack Letts has dual citizenship in Canada and the U.K., but he's suspected of being a member of ISIS and the U.K. doesn't want to let him in.

 

Guest: Tom Quiggin, court certified Canadian expert on terrorism, Intelligence work for RCMP, CAF, UN, and War Crimes Tribunals, author of ‘SUBMISSION: The Danger of Political Islam to Canada’

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Alex was a guest on the show a few weeks ago. He worked as an interpreter for Canadian troops in Afghanistan and although he’s received letters of commendation from Canadian military officers, he’s also received letters containing death threats from the Taliban. He and his family are desperate to come to Canada to live in safety.

 

James is a friend of Alex and was also an interpreter for Canadian troops during the Afghan campaign. However, James is happily living in Alberta.

 

Guests: Alex, a former interpreter for Canadian forces, still in Afghanistan

James, a former interpreter for Canadian forces, now living in Alberta

(joined by Toronto Sun columnist Joe Warmington in the final segment)

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