Look to politicians as source of division, says Montreal reader
The current lack of trust the general public feels toward government institutions can be traced to the behaviour of politicians. Unlike many of our representatives, we know who our true enemies are. We see the difference between most people, who may hold a variety of opinions, and the extremists, of whatever stripe, who aren’t worthy […]
Freezing accounts tied to convoy protest ‘not retroactive,’ banks unfreezing ‘vast majority,’ says Finance official
Banks have started unfreezing the accounts marked for their suspected support of the so-called Freedom Convoy, a Finance official told MPs, who sought assurances that “terrified” convoy donors would not be targeted for their small donations before the Emergencies Act was brought into effect. The financial measures, intended to choke off the financial support of […]
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Seeing double: a look at International Development Minister Sajjan’s new team
Responsible for two portfolios, International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, who’s also in charge of the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, has two directors of policy and two press secretaries in his office. As previously reported, Ashley Wright is chief of staff to the minister. Sacha Atherly has been named director of policy for international […]
Leave the uniform out of this so-called ‘freedom’ fight
OTTAWA—On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 17, the Ottawa Police Service began its large-scale crackdown on the remaining holdouts of the so called “Freedom Convoy” that had occupied our nation’s capital for the previous 21 days. As many of us predicted, the raucous, would-be revolution petered out with nary a whimper. At the height of […]
Indo-Pacific strategy offers path to improve Canada’s foreign policy reputation
Canada’s reaction to the Ukraine crisis has garnered criticism among those who perceive the Trudeau government as meek in its foreign policy. Despite providing strategic support to Ukraine vis-à-vis Operation Unifier, Canada has taken a backseat while its allies engage Ukraine and Russia directly. U.S. President Joe Biden made this premonition a reality by leaving […]
Don’t discount potential for Ukraine-Russia tensions to go nuclear
Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that “things could go crazy quickly” if Russia invades Ukraine. Tensions last peaked in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and the claim of the Donbas oblast (region) in Ukraine. The recent war games and rising tensions are indicative of Russia’s plans to strategically use the possibility […]
Trudeau, Joly lead cross-border convos, as Freeland appears to step back from U.S. file
Since the first cabinet shuffle of the new Parliament on Oct. 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have been meeting with their American counterparts to start and maintain dialogue and raise concerns on numerous issues. Recent high-level Canada-U.S. engagement was led by Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.). […]
Chagos: a 50-year-old crime
LONDON, U.K.—“The object of the exercise is to get some rocks which will remain ours… There will be no Indigenous population except seagulls,” wrote Sir Paul Gore-Booth, a senior official at the British Foreign Office, as the plan to expel the 2,000 Chagos islanders from their homes was taking shape in 1966. “We must surely […]
‘This could be a real housecleaner’: O’Toole, Sloly, Deans down, more high-profile officials may become political casualties of trucker protest, say political insiders
The ongoing trucker protest that has so far taken down three high-profile officials in the nation’s capital, could cause more political casualties of prominent officials in the coming days, say political insiders. “This could be a real housecleaner, we will see,” said Frank Graves, president of Ekos Research, in an interview with The Hill Times. […]
