Section: Macleans (Canada)
How Russia’s attack on Freeland got traction in Canada
Reports that Freeland hid her grandfather’s past appeared to have stem from a Russian disinformation campaign. (CP) Now that we’re well into the second week of an imbroglio that should be remembered as one of the most disgraceful, embarrassing, or at least hilarious events in the recent history of Canadian journalism, the “Chrystia...
Despite small hike, Canada’s defence spending among lowest in NATO
OTTAWA – The Liberal government sought to deflect criticism about Canada’s overall defence spending Monday by pointing to new NATO figures showing a mysterious boost in investments for military equipment last year. The comments came as NATO’s top official threw down the gauntlet by calling on all members to spend more on their...
Canadian defence spending among lowest in NATO
Minister of National Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA – The head of NATO threw down the gauntlet Monday, saying he expects all members to increase what they spend on their...
Canada reviewing how NATO members calculate defence spending
Minister of National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan delivers a speech at the start of consultation with industry members in Ottawa, Wednesday July 6, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA – Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he has ordered officials to look at how Canada calculates military spending compared to other NATO members, to...
Russia’s coming attack on Canada
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin uses a pair of binoculars during his working visit to the Siberian Khakasiya region near Karatash settlement outside the city of Abakan February 25, 2010. (Ria Novosti/Reuters) Moscow has been waging an increasingly daring clandestine war against western democracies. Under the direction of President...
The return of the czar
Russian President Vladimir Putin enters the St. George Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 12, 2013, to deliver an annual state of the nation address. (Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images) THE RETURN OF THE CZAR One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, an emboldened Putin regime is embracing its czarist...
Liberals extend Ukraine mission to 2019, but face criticism
Former International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, October 24, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/CP) OTTAWA – The Liberal government on Monday extended its military training mission in Ukraine, amid warnings Russia could attempt to “destabilize”...
Daily Trump Tracker: The ‘really bad dudes’ do not abide
President Donald Trump talks with Kristen Short, as his daughter Ivanka Trump, left, arrives for a meeting on domestic and international human trafficking, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) War on ‘really bad dudes’ Trump upped the rhetoric on undocumented...
Death of Russia’s UN ambassador to undergo further study
NEW YORK – The cause and manner of death of Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations needs to be studied further, the city medical examiner said Tuesday, a day after the diplomat fell ill at his office at Russia’s U.N. mission and died at a hospital. Further study usually includes toxicology and other screenings, which can take...
Russia’s ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC
Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (Sean Kilpatrick, The Canadian Press) NEW YORK — Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, a veteran diplomat known as a potent and personable voice for his country’s interests as he sparred...
