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Repatriating thousands of Canadians stuck abroad

Repatriating thousands of Canadians stuck abroad

FromThis Matters


Repatriating thousands of Canadians stuck abroad

FromThis Matters

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

While most are isolating at home, hundreds of thousands of Canadians remain stranded abroad, with their families searching for answers. Canada’s foreign affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne calls the work of repatriating them, one of the most complex foreign affairs missions in Canadian history. Adrian Cheung talks to two guests for this episode: Scaachi Koul, culture writer for BuzzFeed News, who has two immunocompromised parents stuck in India, and Toronto Star’s immigration reporter Nicholas Keung, on why repatriation is proving so difficult and what the Canadian government is doing to bring them home.
Released:
May 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.