Canada to send anti-tank weapons, ammunition to Ukraine as critics accuse Ottawa of delays to lethal aid
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will send anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition to Ukraine to help the country continue its “heroic defence” against a well-armed Russian military. During the afternoon announcement of further sanctions and aid, Defence Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) said Canada is working to deliver shipments of at least 100 […]
The UN’s fundamental principles are being put to the test
Russia’s action in Ukraine and Canada’s use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the “Freedom Convoy” are two international situations that put the Charter of the United Nations to the test. The United States is caught up in both. The Russian Federation claims to protect the Russian-speaking population of Donbass by carrying out aggressive […]
Magnitude of Ukraine crisis cannot be overstated, and the international system is marked by chaos
EDMONTON—At first, I didn’t want to write about the possibility of the Ukraine crisis escalating into nuclear warfare. I have written for many years about the dangers of the 13,000 nuclear weapons in the world, and have always been careful not to be dismissed as an “alarmist.” But when Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened “such […]
Politics This Morning: Waiting on Russia’s reaction to being cut off from the global financial system
Good Monday morning, BOB RAE, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 11 a.m. Ottawa time to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Defence Minister ANITA ANAND, as well as Canada’s chief of the defence staff, the head of the Communications Security Establishment, the acting judge […]
As the world faces-off against Vladimir Putin, sanctions won’t be enough
OTTAWA—Sanctions are not enough. If Canada and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies are not willing to directly engage the invading military, the Russian attack won’t stop. Sanctions caused the value of the Russian stock market to fall by 30 per cent. But President Vladimir Putin’s personal holdings were left untouched. And Russia was allowed […]
Canada should join Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: McNamara
Up until recently, I put the threat of nuclear war to the back burner of my list of things to worry about. The climate crisis is worrying enough. That changed when Donald Trump was handed the keys to thousands of nuclear weapons. Now President Vladimir Putin is giving me pause. Threats along the Russian-Ukraine border […]
Don’t use post-9/11 vocab in future online regulations
One constant and jarring example of someone who was taking part in the Ottawa convoy with a history of hate is Pat King, whose 200,000-plus Facebook followers helped turn the convoy into a national item. King did a livestream in 2019 where he said the election that year “ain’t gonna matter unless you wanna change […]
Combatting political polarization a tall order with no consensus craved, say experts
Dial down the rhetoric and turn up the volume on conversation to bridge the seemingly deepening political and community divide, say pollsters, analysts, and politicos, even if some say a consensus on the issues of vaccine mandates and the trucker protest isn’t necessarily possible. “We’ve seen for years now, declining trust in government,” said Brad […]
Attacked for betraying NDP legacy, Singh plays balancing act while supporting Emergencies Act
In supporting the invocation of the Emergencies Act, the NDP is playing a balancing act, but party insiders say it had to be done. The party is facing charges that it broke with its own history when the great majority of NDP MPs voted against the invocation of the War Measures Act during the October […]
The law must apply equally to all, or it will be held in contempt
MONTREAL—No one is above the law. This principle applies to the occupiers in Ottawa, as much as it does to every other Canadian. Despite their perpetual insistence they were “friendly, peaceful, and patriotic,” they failed to recognize they were also engaging in criminal acts. They commandeered a principal thoroughfare in our national capital for three […]
