CBC Radio | Posted: January 22, 2022 9:00 AM | Last Updated: January 22, 2022
Here is what's on this week's episode of The House
Image | Putin 2022
Caption: Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Media Audio | Testing the West
Caption: On this week’s show: A Ukrainian MP discusses the threat of a Russian invasion, a Canadian in Kyiv talks about preparing for war and the CBC’s Murray Brewster outlines the state of play. Plus — experts Jeff Nankivell and Sarah Kutulakos discuss Canada-China relations. Laura Harth of the group Safeguard Defenders talks about China’s tactics in forcing some of its citizens to return home to face charges. And a discussion about human trafficking in Canada, after the tragedy in Manitoba.
As an estimated 100,000 Russian troops mass on the border with Ukraine, the federal government is offering the eastern European country $120 million in loans. But should Canada do more?
Ukrainian MP Volodymyr Ariev tells Chris Hall what his country wants to see from its allies, and CBC's Murray Brewster breaks down the most recent developments in the crisis.
Plus, Mychailo Wynnyckyj, a Canadian living in Kyiv, talks about how his family is preparing to live through a war.
Media Audio | Ukrainian fears about Russian invasion threat
Caption: Ukrainian MP Volodymyr Ariev discusses a potential Russian invasion of his country, a Canadian in Kyiv talks about prepping for wartime and the CBC’s Murray Brewster breaks down what might happen if Russia does invade again.
Then, former Canadian consul general to Hong Kong and current Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada CEO Jeff Nankivell and Sarah Kutulakos, executive director of the Canada-China Business Council, discuss what Canada can do to stand up to China without harming its economic relationship with the rising superpower.
Media Audio | China's coercion tactics
Caption: Laura Harth of the group Safeguard Defenders warns of Beijing’s intimidation tactics against Chinese dissidents living abroad. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada CEO Jeff Nankivell and Canada-China Business Council executive director Sarah Kutulakos discuss Canada’s next steps.
What do we know about how they got to the border? And does this incident signal a new wave of human smuggling — this time from Canada into the U.S.? Shauna Labman, an associate professor of human rights at the University of Winnipeg, joins The House to discuss.
Media Audio | How can Canada fight human smuggling?
Caption: Shauna Labman, associate professor of human rights at the University of Winnipeg, looks at what Canada can do to prevent human smuggling after four people died trying to cross into the U.S. from Manitoba this week.