Afghanistan committee  Actually, I have helped three families, first to leave Afghanistan legally through visas and passports, and then to have them moved to Pakistan, because Canada does not have a presence and would not allow interviews for my refugee families from Iran, which I think is also a mista

Afghanistan committee  Thank you. I believe that IRCC is completely understaffed. Our embassies, particularly in Pakistan, need to have more staff. They're overwhelmed. I have two families who have waited two months in Pakistan just for one interview, and that has not occurred. It is about staffing.

Afghanistan committee  I absolutely support a humanitarian aid corridor that Canada funds and manages. I do not believe sending money into Afghanistan is a good thing. However, I do believe in sending, for instance, Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross. Our Canadian military is more than capable o

Afghanistan committee  No, actually one of the most exciting things for me in documenting the rise of Afghan women in general, as well as police and military women, is that I saw a confidence that I don't think has existed in other generations. The women I'm in continual contact with now.... I am helpi

Afghanistan committee  I'd like to share my concern over the failure of operation Afghan safety. I have two fixers and their families at risk in Pakistan who cannot go back to Afghanistan. They're on a list. I am struggling trying to get them to Canada, although we have housing for them and private spo

Afghanistan committee  Yes. This is one of my disappointments in Canada. I watched Afghan policewomen and military women rise and develop in Afghanistan over a 10-year period. Sadly, Afghan policewomen are being hunted down and executed. Most recently, a former policewoman, who was eight months pregnan

Afghanistan committee  I documented the Taliban extensively. Particularly in 2010, I was with Canada and the U.S. forces. In 2012, 2014 and 2016, I was supported by four other countries, primarily Germany. I was all over Afghanistan. The Taliban were and still are, in my opinion, in lockstep with ISI

Afghanistan committee  Going forward, we know already that 14-year-old girls are being taken from their homes and forced into marriage. I know personally of many cases of Afghan young girls being traded to Pakistan Taliban. Not having Afghan policewomen to manage domestic violence.... The Afghan police

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much for allowing me to speak with the group. I have spent a great deal of time in Afghanistan. I did four combat camera embeds with six NATO countries. I am currently helping to sponsor a number of families, two of which are in Pakistan. I have been struggling, o