Section: Macleans (Canada)
Did the Liberals have to wait to call ISIS genocidal?
Yazidi refugees celebrate news of the liberation of their homeland of Sinjar from ISIL extremists, while at a refugee camp on November 13, 2015 in Derek, Rojava, Syria. Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq say they have retaken Sinjar, with the help of airstrikes from U.S. led coalition warplanes. The Islamic State captured Sinjar in August 2014,...
Ukraine envoy applauds NATO build up
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with French Senate President Gerard Larcher (not pictured) in the Kremlin on April 5, 2016 in Moscow, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images OTTAWA — Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says Vladimir Putin is laying a propaganda foundation to wage a broader war against the West — one he says will...
UEFA warns England, Russia could be kicked out of Euro 2016
PARIS — England and Russia have been threatened with expulsion from the European Championship if there is further violence by their fans. Expressing its “utter disgust” over three days of disorder in Marseille, UEFA told the English and Russian federations on Sunday “to appeal to their supporters to behave in a responsible and respectful manner”...
Trudeau support of Britain in EU helpful, says EU foreign policy chief
OTTAWA – The European Union’s foreign policy chief says Europe welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent statement that Britain should remain in the 28-country bloc. Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, arrived in Ottawa Wednesday night for meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion and his cabinet...
Wildrose sorry for comparing NDP carbon tax to Ukraine famine
EDMONTON – Members of Alberta’s Wildrose Opposition have apologized for comparing the NDP government’s carbon tax to a famine caused by Soviet government policies in Ukraine during the 1930s that killed millions of people. The article posted on a blog says socialist collective mentality has failed around the world and the carbon tax...
Arctic Council good venue to co operate with Russia: U.S. ambassador
OTTAWA – The U.S. envoy to Canada says the Arctic Council is a great venue for his country to talk to Russia despite Moscow’s differences with the West over Ukraine. Ambassador Bruce Heyman told The Canadian Press important progress can be made by the full engagement with the eight-country council in dealing with a wide range of issues,...
Gita Kalmet remembers Peeter Kopvillem
When former Maclean’s senior executive editor Peeter Kopvillem died, we lost a tremendous editor, a fine musician and a generous man. Gita Kalmet, Estonia’s ambassador to Canada, reflects on Kopvillem’s life as a beloved Estonian who always remained devoted to his home country. If I said that I’ve known Peeter only for a...
Parliamentary fighting is a global tradition
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Canada will not commit to doubling defence spending
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 WASHINGTON – Canada isn’t committing to a massive boost in military spending, such as is being demanded of U.S. allies by...
Poland’s president on NATO, refugees, his critics and the burden of history
Polish President Andrzej Duda makes his way to take part in an inspection at Garrison Petawawa, Ont., on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Duda was on the base to meet with Canadian Armed Forces personnel who participated in Operation REASSURANCE in Poland. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP) Andrzej Duda, it turns out, gives as good as he gets. Poland’s president...
