Questions raised about timing of Canadian election call amid Afghanistan crisis
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Questions raised about timing of Canadian election call amid Afghanistan crisis
Description
August 15, 2021
As Afghanistan is on the brink of falling to the Taliban and the city of Kabul could fall in a "matter of hours," Global's Mercedes Stephenson asks our reporter David Akin how this massive international conflict will impact Canada's impending snap election — an election diplomats are questioning the timing of.
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Questions raised about timing of Canadian election call amid Afghanistan crisis02:09 | August 15, 2021
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Mexico visa-free travel was ‘bilateral irritant’ for Canada-U.S. relations, internal documents show02:29 | July 20, 2024
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‘Unprecedented’ world-wide tech outage causes chaos02:04 | July 19, 2024
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Steve MacKinnon sworn in as Labour minister after Seamus O’Regan resignation02:27 | July 19, 2024
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Longtime Liberal minister Seamus O’Regan quitting cabinet03:14 | July 18, 2024
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Lack of federal-provincial emergency preparedness has led to ‘missed opportunities,’ N.S. premier says01:44 | July 17, 2024
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Operation Chrome: Peel police seize largest number of illegal firearms in region’s history03:09 | July 17, 2024
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Canada will attempt to get exemption from U.S. border rules for dogs: Holland03:47 | July 17, 2024
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Is Freeland’s relationship with Trudeau on the rocks? Minister questioned about future01:55 | July 16, 2024
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Freeland says Mark Carney is her son’s godfather00:29 | July 16, 2024
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Freeland had ‘long conversation’ with Trudeau amid reports of growing tension03:13 | July 16, 2024
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Intelligence memos warn of runaway political violence online01:52 | July 15, 2024
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Questions raised about timing of Canadian election call amid Afghanistan crisis02:09 | August 15, 2021
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Questions raised about timing of Canadian election call amid Afghanistan crisis
Description
August 15, 2021
As Afghanistan is on the brink of falling to the Taliban and the city of Kabul could fall in a "matter of hours," Global's Mercedes Stephenson asks our reporter David Akin how this massive international conflict will impact Canada's impending snap election — an election diplomats are questioning the timing of.
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