{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Long War: Canada in Afghanistan","title":"5. Home Front (2006–2008)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1847,"description":"In the wake of 9/11, the Canadian public is strongly behind the war in Afghanistan. But over time, support wanes. The ongoing costs of the war, political disagreements over its purpose, and a series of scandals erode public trust and raise questions about the mission and its direction. \nIn 2006, widespread media coverage of the death of Captain Nichola Goddard draws attention to the human cost of the war. At this point, several years into the war, the public is divided. Many share their patriotism and grief in vigils and yellow ribbon campaigns urging people to “support the troops.” However, anti-war voices and protests grow louder. \n\nA scandal erupts the next year over Canadian forces delivering prisoners to Afghan custody — and reportedly, to torture. In early 2008, former Liberal MP John Manley delivers a report on the conduct and outcomes of the war. It is critical of many systemic problems but ultimately supports a continued mission. \n\nAnd so, despite an uncertain public and a divided Parliament, Canada remains committed to the war in Afghanistan.\n\nRead more\nCanadian War Museum: “Politics and public opinion: Canada in Afghanistan, 2006-2008”\n\nOral histories\nIn Their Own Voices\nElissa Golberg – Transcript\nCredits\nThe Long War: Canada in Afghanistan is a podcast by the Canadian War Museum. \nNarrator: Anna Maria Tremonti \nHistorian: Andrew Burtch\nProducers: Lisa Gabriele and Neil Morrison\nAssociate Producer: Hailey Choi\nMixing: Cameron McIver\nExecutive Producers: Jenny Ellison and Steve McCullough\nText editors: Shannon Moore and Pascal Scallon-Chouinard \nThe podcast cover image shows private Michael Kubis of The Royal Canadian Regiment standing in a cloud of dust moments after the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Panjwaii District, Kandahar, in 2010. Photo: Louie Palu.\nMany voices heard in The Long War come from the Canadian War Museum’s oral history project, In Their Own Voices: Stories from Canadian Veterans and Their Loved Ones. Both of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tN6DF7At9Tq7RLtr2nkw50fjqAjDFwQCurNC1XGZ7Mk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDEw/NmRkMjEwOGI1ZTJk/NzBjZTBlN2E1YzUz/YTNjMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}