As we cross the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former Canadaland producer Sarah Lawrynuik returns to Short Cuts to talk with Jonathan about why she became a freelance war correspondent, taking night trains to the front lines.

They also look at China’s reported interference in Canada’s elections & why our institutions tend to throw up their hands the moment they encounter even slightly sophisticated malfeasance.

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guest: Sarah Lawrynuik

Further reading: 

• Still standing: A year post-invasion, defiant Ukrainians have truly come together to build something, even in the face of Russian atrocities and destruction - Winnipeg Free Press
• Bell Media wouldn’t nominate Lisa LaFlamme for an award — so she did it herself - Toronto Star
• CSIS documents reveal Chinese strategy to influence Canada’s 2021 election - Globe and Mail
• Liberals ignored CSIS warning on 2019 candidate accused in Chinese interference probe: sources - Global News
• CSIS uncovered Chinese plan to donate to Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation - Globe and Mail
• Ottawa must sharpen its monitoring of foreign interference in elections, report says - Toronto Star
• CSIS documents reveal a web of Chinese influence in Canada - The Decibel, Globe and Mail

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