Ep.56 - Naming a Genocide
Podcast |
COMMONS
Publisher |
CANADALAND
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Canada
News & Politics
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Documentary
News
Politics
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Jun 21, 2016
Episode Duration |
00:26:46

The government’s declared that ISIS is committing a genocide against the Yazidi people. So what are we doing about it?

 

Yazidi-Canadian Dalal Abdi talks about her journey to Canada and her family's life back in Iraq and Turkey.

 

Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith talks about voting against the majority of his party to declare a genocide earlier in the week.

 

Stephanie Carvin, assistant professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, tells us how using the word "genocide" affects Canada’s obligations abroad.

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