Asking the right questions to safeguard our sovereignty
The top issue in the next election will surely be the economy, but the second matter of public discourse should be protecting our national sovereignty.
Doubt grows that feds’ promise to boost forced labour ban will materialize as House committee deplores ‘inaction’
A bill to strengthen the forced labour import ban was proposed in successive Liberal budgets.
The security clearance process: an explainer from ex-CSIS director Ward Elcock
As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process.
Diaspora communities need ‘proactive’ measures to guard against foreign and homegrown hostility, inquiry hears
Protecting Canadians against transnational repression is ‘a matter of life and death’ for the Sikh community, says B.C. Gurdwara spokesperson Moninder Singh.
Embattled Biden can chalk up the two Michaels’ freedom to his foreign policy legacy
Many Canadians helped to win the freedom of the Two Michaels, but it was only after U.S. President Joe Biden put his shoulder to the boulder that Kovrig and Spavor were able to see the light of day again as free men.
Canada can’t afford to squander chance for rare Indo-Pacific role with AUKUS, say analysts
Although AUKUS is holding consultations with Canada to find areas to collaborate on advanced technology information sharing, it has yet to signal if it will welcome new members.
Plan to bring 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada off to slow start, says advocacy group
No Uyghur refugees have been resettled in Canada yet, but hope persists that arrivals could begin in November, according to advocate Mehmet Tohti.
Hogue inquiry to return after summer’s ‘disturbing’ lack of focus on foreign interference, says Stephanie Carvin
The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions begins its second round of public hearings on Sept. 16.
Canada sends message that we are part of ‘America First’
On EVs, the feds ignored the process of implementing trade defensive measures, and instead adopted a secretive process to simply appropriate an arbitrary U.S. policy.
Domestic EV market needs more support following tariff on Chinese-made vehicles, say advocates
A 100-per-cent surtax on all Chinese-made EVs will come into effect on Oct. 1, and a 25-per-cent surtax on imports of steel and aluminum products from China will begin Oct. 15.
