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Government ponders the future of Iraq mission

With the country mourning the death of the first casualty of Canada's involvement in Iraq and the end of the current mission fast approaching, we ask the Minister of National Defence, Jason Kenney, what's next. In his role as Minister of Multiculturalism, Kenney also weighs in on the debate over the niqab.
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Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron, seen here in an undated photo, served as an adviser in the Special Operations Regiment at Garrison Petawawa, Ont. (Facebook)

With the funeral of Sgt. Andrew Doiron taking place on Saturday and the circumstances surrounding his death still under investigation, the spotlight is on the future of Canada's mission to Iraq. Even more so since the current mission ends in three weeks.

The Minister of National Defence, Jason Kenney, joins us to discuss what role Canada is likely to play in the fight against ISIS.

Kenney, who's also Canada's Minister of Multiculturalism, also weighs in on the controversial debate over the niqab. 

C-51 Review

To help review the first week of testimonies at the committee looking at the government's new anti-terrorism bill, we invited two of the people who appeared. Craig Forcese is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa and Kent Roach is a professor of Law at the University of Toronto who specializes in constitutional and terrorism law.

Politics of Islam

Strong rhetoric all around. Opposition leaders accused the Prime Minister of fostering Islamophobia. Stephen Harper took a strong position on the niqab, arguing the practice was "rooted in a culture that is anti-women."

This with a backdrop of the fight against ISIS and the controversial anti-terrorism bill.

Syed Soharwardy is the founder of Muslims Against Terrorism and the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada. This week, he issued a fatwa against ISIS. He says the current political rhetoric is not helpful.

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