The Current for Aug. 24, 2021
Today on The Current:
Thousands of Afghans are hoping to get out of the country, and journalist Kevin Newman says Canada needs to do more to help people. He is a journalist who has reported from Afghanistan, and volunteers with a group helping Afghan interpreters escaping the Taliban. Guest host Anthony Germain spoke with Kevin Newman, and a man named Bashir who is hoping Canada will help him out of the country. He worked for a Canadian-funded program training Afghan women police.
Plus, one political post has already been flagged by Twitter during the Canadian election. Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland tweeted an edited video of Conservative leader Erin O'Toole, talking about healthcare. It's the kind of post Aengus Bridgman is watching out for. He is a political scientist with McGill University's Media Ecosystem Observatory, and a lead researcher with the Canadian Election Misinformation Project.
Also, do you remember your first pair of Docs? We go back to February, when Dr. Martens hit the London Stock Exchange. In a conversation with Matt Galloway, we hear about the brand's humble beginnings, and lasting appeal, from Elizabeth Semmelhack, creative director and senior curator at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, and Andrew Groves, professor of fashion design at University of Westminster in London.
And this summer we're bringing you a few of the best original CBC podcasts. Today it's Episode 1 of Recall: How to Start a Revolution, featuring the story of revolt and political violence in Quebec during the 1960s.
