Evidence points to the future success of Bill C-21
The bill, currently under study at a Senate committee, would make permanent a May 2020 regulatory ban on the use, purchase, and sale of more than 1,500 types of firearms, and bring into law several other gun control measures.
Ukraine: the big push fails
If it really has become a war of attrition, Russia’s population is more than three times higher and its economy is 10 times bigger. Without a lot of foreign help with money and military supplies, Ukraine cannot possibly win.
If Canada’s already at war, our military is far from battle ready
Given the sorry state of our military, let’s hope the chief of defence staff is wrong when he says we are already at war with China and Russia.
Circles of sorrow emerge from the grim arithmetic of war
It’s either a just peace with a safe and viable homeland for both parties to this festering conflict, or Toni Morrison’s loud cry, with no top and no bottom, just circles and circles of sorrow. Over to you, Justin Trudeau.
Canada’s stance on Israel-Hamas war an extension of past approaches to region, experts say
‘We’ve been on the side of Israel for decades’ with little action to back up voiced support for a two-state solution, says University of Ottawa professor Thomas Juneau.
Where are we after the military’s ‘MeToo’ moment?
Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed for the foreseeable future.
Questions turn to ceasefire, humanitarian aid and Iran after MPs condemn Hamas
The first week of Parliament since the Oct. 7 attack in Gaza saw MPs look for answers on Canada’s support for citizens in the region, advocacy for international law, and consequences for Hamas’ allies.
Showing the horrors of war is often the only way of stopping it
There are always two wars in every conflict: the military battle, and the fight for the world’s hearts and minds. That’s why well-resourced news agencies like CNN, Reuters, the BBC, Al Jazeera and others need to be there to cover the war.
The Canadian ship of state leaks again
It is an easy strategy to transfer blame onto other nations when your own failures are so evident. Meanwhile, we stumble in the dark with unverified data leaked by the responsible Canadian agencies, seeking to transfer their own failures far from our shores.
How do we preserve the great multicultural experiment?
There must be a positive way of encouraging diaspora populations to think of themselves as part of the Canadian fabric.
