Canadians may think of themselves as peace-loving, but we speak to a woman who thinks we're avid consumers of war. She says you can see it in our pension plans and even our jewelry. Her new book, Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid looks at what happens when greed and guns get in the way of providing aid.

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Part Two of The Current

Canadians: Consumers of war, neglecting of aid

We started this segment with a scene from the 2005 documentary Rocked: Sum 41 in the Congo. The movie was made for the humanitarian organization War Child Canada.

Samantha Nutt is familiar with those sounds. She's the founder and Executive Director of War Child. Her new book is called Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid. Samantha Nutt was in Toronto.

Other segments from today's show:

• The Giving of Gratitude
• Chris Goodall's report on "Peak Stuff"