Canadians prepare to fight in Ukraine as legal questions, security concerns swirl
CTV
While Ottawa has largely adopted a hands-off approach, saying the decision to fight is up to individuals, some are worried about the potential legal and national security questions of having a large number of Canadians head off to war.
The 33-year-old cook from Powell River, B.C., said he "dropped the frying pan" to answer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for foreigners to join an "international brigade" to defeat Russia.
"It's not my desire to go into combat and just shoot people. That's not the reason," he said in an interview. "There's something happening right now, and I have the capacity to help in some way."
While heads of state hammer out sanctions to slow down and stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, people from all walks of life are answering Kyiv’s call to arms regardless of personal risk and training.
Yet while Ottawa has largely adopted a hands-off approach, saying the decision to fight is up to individuals, some are worried about the potential legal and national security questions of having a large number of Canadians head off to war.