Canada’s Goal to Save Footballers’ Lives

Investigative reporter Laura Robinson and Senator Marilou McPhedran were accused of faking government documents. The RCMP were called in followed quickly by the Senate Ethics Committee.

Several weeks ago that committee finally handed down their verdict. For years Robinson could say little about the case. But today she brings the whole story to Canadaland. The story of her part in an operation to save the lives of hundreds of Afghan footballers.

Further Reading:

• A Canadian senator helped save Afghan women. The immigration department called police on her — The Toronto Star
• Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players? — The Walrus
• Canadian senator sent documents to Afghan family that weren’t authentic, Ottawa says — The Globe & Mail

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