Politicians from all parties are decrying the verbal attack against Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. But this is not just an issue affecting politics in Canada. Dr. Robert Huish is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University. He reacts to the video for the first time in this conversation that also reflects on the global impact of former USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who recently passed away.

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It's not always easy to get the story behind the story. Journalism is about the Five W's that report the facts but to Sheldon, context is key. It's not just how, but how come. In this show, he talks to the people behind the headlines to find out why we should care. And in the digital age, nothing tells a story better than the voice of the person involved, or the people who can look at it critically and speak about it. We hope to tell the stories that can help us understand not just why something happened, but why it matters.