RCI’s Lynn Desjardins reports on a survey that found ongoing and widespread sexual misconduct in the military.

The LINK Online, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Marc Montgomery this week.

The sudden resignation of Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Hunter Totoo at the end of May to seek treatment for addiction, was a major setback for the Trudeau government, said Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia.

Patrick Keeling was surprised by abundance and diversity of diplonemids in the ocean.

Author Howard Shubert’s book describes the different facilities created for skating and hockey and how they have influenced life.

German Ambassador to Canada Werner Wnendt told RCI he has held informal discussions with Canadian officials at various ministries and the Parliament.

But Wnendt said he is not aware of any formal requests for assistance or information exchanges received by his government in connection with the Yazidi refugee issue.

Prof. Hal Whitehead says Northern bottlenose whales depend on sound, but it can kill them.

“We see something broadly similar to that, we’re not quite that bearish on the Canadian dollar, but on balance we think it’s more likely to weaken than strengthen in 2017,” Doug Porter chief economist and managing director of BMO Financial Group said in an interview with RCI.

Researcher Ryan Scrivens says Canadians must acknowledge that right-wing extremism is a problem in Canada too.

“It’s an environmental issue,” Alethea Arnaquq-Baril said. “Inuit need to have a sustainable economy in order to be able to avoid rushing into damaging resource extraction economy. If people care about animals and they care about the environment, they have to be supporting the Inuit seal hunters who are out on the land, who’re out on the water fighting to protect the environment.”