Boxes filled with JT’s personal belongings littered the floor of his home in the west Ottawa suburb of Kanata as he readied to leave in mid-March.
Outside, a “For Rent” sign stands tall with the retired soldier telling his roommate to find a new place, unsure when, or if, the two will meet again.
The 50-year-old Ottawa resident — whom CBC News has agreed to not name due to safety concerns — is now in Ukraine as Russian forces continue their invasion of the sovereign nation.
“I can’t sit back and watch it anymore. I have to do something,” he said during an interview before he
