How can Canadians help with the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine?

Refugees with children wait for a transport after fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine at a railway station in Przemysl, Poland, on on March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

By The Big Story

Posted March 24, 2022 6:16 am.

Last Updated March 24, 2022 6:17 am.

In today’s Big Story podcast, discussion of Ukraine aid has focused mostly on military equipment — how NATO allies can aid the Ukrainians against Russia. Meanwhile, staggering numbers of Ukrainian civilians have either fled the country or are trapped in regions being devastated by Russian bombardment. The needs of the Ukrainian people are massive and varied. How can we help get them what they need, where they are, or aid those who do manage to make it to Canada? And what should we expect of our government to help us get it to them?

GUEST: Orest Zakydalsky, Senior Policy Advisor for the Ukrainian Canadian Congress

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