Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Wildrose apologizes for blog post blaming victims, socialism for Holodomor
Alberta’s Opposition Wildrose party has apologized for suggesting the murderous famine of millions of Ukrainian farmers in the 1930s happened because they lacked incentive to work and grow food. Wildrose member Dave Hanson says he is proud of his Ukrainian heritage and it’s “deplorable” for any political party to try to score...
Alberta Wildrose members sorry for comparing NDP carbon tax to Ukraine famine
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 will give...
Inuit in two countries angered by Russian rocket splashdown in the Arctic
Russia has angered Inuit in two countries and raised sovereignty concerns over its plans to drop part of a rocket potentially carrying highly toxic fuel into some of the most productive waters of the Canadian Arctic. “This rocket will not be falling into no-man’s land,” said Okalik Eegeesiak of the Inuit Circumpolar Commission....
Parents decry cut to language schools as Saskatchewan tightens budget belt
REGINA — Parents and volunteers say they fear the Saskatchewan government’s decision to cut all funding for heritage language learning will mean the loss of culture. The province has said that after 25 years, it’s discontinuing the annual $225,000 that heritage language schools get in the budget. Tamara Ruzic, executive director of...
U.S. ambassador says Arctic Council a good venue to co-operate with Russia
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, including...
PM Trudeau plans to visit Ukraine this summer
Ukraine and Canada will sign free trade agreement Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to pay an official visit to Ukraine this summer, reports Ukrinform citing its own source. The details of the visit are yet to be agreed, but the most probable date is early July. …read more Source: National...
Sorry, Trump: Canada isn’t committing to doubling defence spending
WASHINGTON — Canada isn’t committing to a massive boost in military spending, such as is being demanded of U.S. allies by Donald Trump as part of his presidential election platform. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was asked during a visit to Washington about the request that NATO allies meet their stated goal of spending two per cent of GDP...
Russian offer to send heavy water bombers to fight Fort Mac fire in limbo
The Trudeau government has yet to respond to an offer by Russia to dispatch massive water bombers and fire fighting specialists to battle the growing inferno around Fort McMurray, Alta. The proposal was made late last week by Vladimir Puchkov, the Russian minister of emergency measures. A spokesman for Russia’s embassy in Ottawa, Kirill...
Dewar ‘not considering’ leadership run, says party needs to rebuild from the bottom up
Nov7CD101 Former NDP MP Paul Dewar says he hasn’t had time to think about whether he wants to launch another bid for the NDP leadership since his unexpected defeat by the Liberal wave in Ottawa Centre last Oct. 19. Though he won’t rule out a run to succeed Tom Mulcair, Dewar says he’s not sure what’s next on his horizon....
Trump struggles to explain ‘America first’ foreign policy
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump strained to lay out a clear vision of his “America first” foreign policy on Wednesday, vowing to substitute hard-headed realism for what he called a post-Cold War era replete with U.S. national security failures. Yet the Republican presidential front-runner outlined no strategy for how he’d make the...
