Resuming Debate Garnett Genuis

In today's episode, we have Mr. Ali Nazary, the Head of Foreign Relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF). Three years after the U.S. withdrawal from the Afghanistan conflict, we talk about the continued fight for liberation and democracy against the Taliban. 

Mr. Nazary's key message is that the fight against Taliban terrorism is not over, that the NRF's ongoing campaign is having an impact, and that the Taliban should never be recognized or legitimized.

During the discussion, Mr. Nazary highlights this book as a great source for more information - In the Name of my Father: Struggling for Freedom in Afghanistan https://a.co/d/2n1ZTkp

In today's episode, I talk to Dr. Jocelyn Monsma Selby. She is a mental health professional with 43 years of clinical practice experience, she holds a PhD in clinical sexuality, and she is the Chair of "Connecting to Protect." We talk about the health effects associated with early exposure to pornography, and why this issue requires a public health response. 

 

Throughout this episode we also talk about Bill S-210, a Senate bill that would introduce age verification to prevent children from accessing explicit materials on the internet. 

You can see the progress of the bill here: https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/S-210

 

Speeches on S-210:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/house/sitting-254/hansard#12459184

https://sencanada.ca/en/content/sen/chamber/441/debates/009db_2021-12-08-e?language=e#55

 

Also in the House of Commons is Bill C-270 by MP Arnold Viersen to take additional measures to eliminate underage and non-consensual sexual images. 

 

You can learn more about that bill here: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-270/first-reading

 

Speeches on C-270:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/house/sitting-296/hansard#12664923

In today's episode of Resuming Debate, I speak to Dr. Mohamed Sawwaf. Dr. Sawwaf is the Co-Founder & CEO of Manzil, the only Canadian Islamic FinTech that manufactures and distributes Halal financial solutions, including mortgages and investment funds.
He joins me to provide an understanding of the concept of Halal mortgages, and the philosophical and theological ideas driving distinct approach to finance advocated by some of the world’s major religions.

In today's episode of Resuming Debate, I speak to the Member of Parliament for Brantford-Brant, Larry Brock. 



We discussed Brock's previous career as a Crown prosecutor and how he applies his courtroom technique in a parliamentary setting. 

In today's episode of Resuming Debate, I talk to Dr. Joseph Siegle. Dr. Siegle is the Director of Research at the National Defence University's Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

Dr. Siegle and I discussed Russia's influence in Africa, the developing situation in light of the demise of Prigozhin, and the importance of Africa in new global 'Cold War' competition.

In today's episode of Resuming Debate I talk to Professor Siddharth Kara the author of the book Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Ours Lives. Cobalt is an element that is used to make many things we use in our daily lives ranging from our cell phones to aircraft engines. The Congo is one of the largest producers of the world's supply of cobalt. The slave-like conditions of workers in cobalt mines taint the supplies of cobalt from the Congo with horror and blood.