Greens’ call for ‘peace talks’ to end Russian invasion angers both Ukrainians and anti-war members
Arguing against weapons to Ukraine is ‘tacitly endorsing Russia’s genocide’ says the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, while Quebec’s Green Party leader accuses May and Pedneault of abandoning the federal party’s ‘founding principles of pacifism and anti-violence.’
Canada’s high-flying failings in defence procurement
While it might seem somewhat embarrassing that Canada cannot spare any more modern military hardware for Ukraine, it must be remembered that not that long ago we were begging our allies for equipment.
DND’s capital program is eviscerated: Alan Williams
Re: “Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 6). I am in full agreement with The Hill Times’ editorial. I am especially concerned about the impact on the morale of public servants when they see work being done by outsiders, but they are fully trained and competent to perform […]
Withdrawing Bill C-21 amendments puts pressure on Liberals from urban-rural divide, says pollster
The Liberals pulled back controversial amendments to Bill C-21, which critics argued would restrict access to hunting rifles. But gun control activist Heidi Rathjen says ‘disinformation has won over the facts’ on the bill.
We need to protect the National War Memorial
It would be much more practical to give the jurisdiction for Wellington Street from Bank Street to Sussex Drive to the PPS and extend it to Confederation Square.
DND to remain in downtown headquarters for at least another dozen years amid $78-million renovation
DND workers will remain at the Pearkes Building until ‘at least’ 2035, after which time the government says they’ll all have to go elsewhere.
Liberal about-turn on Bill C-21 marks failure of historically significant gun control reform
The amendments would have prohibited many semi-automatic weapons capable of carrying large amounts of ammunition by introducing a new ‘evergreen’ firearm classification system.
Putin’s Stalingrad analogy is lost in translation
As much as the Russian president may want to draw parallels, in the current context, it’s the Ukrainians who are facing the existential threat.
How to avoid a war with China
Commentators and analysts have a fatalistic belief that war between China and America is inevitable not only in the United States, but also to a lesser extent in China. It is not inevitable, although it is certainly possible.
Tanking support for the Armed Forces
The fact the Canadian Army has 82 Leopard 2 tanks but is hard pressed to part with just four of them to give to Ukraine is indicative of how neglected our armoured forces have been since we quit the combat mission in Afghanistan in 2011.
