For months, advocacy groups have urged the Canadian government to evacuate Afghan staff and interpreters for the Canadian military. Canada had troops in Afghanistan for 13 years, until 2014. Now, Canada lacks the personnel in Afghanistan to help these former employees leave. Emma Jacobs reports from Montreal that many Canadians are calling on their government to do more to help these people, and other refugees fleeing the Taliban.
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