Canada’s PM Facing Resignation Calls Amid Energy Contractor Scandal; As India and Pakistan Spar, Who Lives in Between?; Global Notes: Folk International Alliance Conference

A Kashmiri woman comforts a wailing relative after his house was destroyed in a gunbattle in Tral village, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunbattle with Indian forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday.
A Kashmiri woman comforts a wailing relative after his house was destroyed in a gunbattle in Tral village, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunbattle with Indian forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday. Dar Yasin / WBEZ
A Kashmiri woman comforts a wailing relative after his house was destroyed in a gunbattle in Tral village, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunbattle with Indian forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday.
A Kashmiri woman comforts a wailing relative after his house was destroyed in a gunbattle in Tral village, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunbattle with Indian forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday. Dar Yasin / WBEZ

Canada’s PM Facing Resignation Calls Amid Energy Contractor Scandal; As India and Pakistan Spar, Who Lives in Between?; Global Notes: Folk International Alliance Conference

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On today’s show:

  • Opposition MP’s are calling for Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign over alleged interference in an anti-corruption  prosecution.
  • Kashmiri journalist Sheikh Saaliq joins us to discuss the historical context behind the Kashmir conflict and its effects on India-Pakistan relations.
  • Musical artists from across the globe came together for the 2019 Folk Alliance International Conference in Montreal last month.