Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Trudeau tells G20 leaders Canada will still play active role in terror fight
ANTALYA, Turkey – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told his fellow G20 leaders that Canada will continue to make a strong military contribution in the fight against Islamic militants — but it won’t be from the air.Trudeau said his government will follow through on its election campaign commitment to withdraw its six CF-18 fighter...
As this world turns more hawkish on ISIS, Canada has a dove in Trudeau
The bad guys in global diplomatic circles these days are the Russians. They got it wrong on Crimea and Ukraine and now they’re the black sheep. But so far as the ISIL terrorists who attacked Paris Friday, they might have it right. “There will be no justification for us not doing much more to defeat ISIL… and the like,” Russian Foreign...
Human rights groups team up to oppose Canada selling arms to Ukraine
OTTAWA – Two human-rights groups have teamed up to oppose a plan by the outgoing Conservative government to allow the sale of so-called prohibited weapons to Ukraine, including automatic assault rifles and armoured vehicles.Amnesty International Canada and Project Ploughshares have written to the Department of Foreign Affairs expressing...
Chretien encourages Trudeau to engage with international leaders
OTTAWA – Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien says he hopes Justin Trudeau will engage in a dialogue with a variety of international leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.During an interview with CTV’s Question Period, Chretien suggested the incoming prime minister’s father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau,...
Iraq war a vexing problem for Justin Trudeau
Of all the foreign problems facing prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau, the war in Syria and Iraq remains the most nettlesome. It is tied to almost everything. The Syrian refugee crisis that dominates headlines in Europe — and that made its way into the Canadian election campaign — is a direct result of that war. Canada’s fraught...
Eight Arctic countries to sign historic coast guard deal in Connecticut
All eight Arctic nations — including Canada and Russia — are to sign a historic deal next week for their coast guards to work together in the treacherous and increasingly accessible waters of the North.Creating the Arctic Coast Guard Forum is considered a significant step forward for international co-operation in the region and will flesh out...
Justin Trudeau, born into political spotlight, seeks to fulfil Nixon prophecy
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau hadn’t even been weaned when a sitting United States president first predicted he’d one day become Canada’s political leader. “Tonight we’ll dispense with the formalities. I’d like to toast the future prime minister of Canada: to Justin Pierre Trudeau,” Richard Nixon said at a gala...
Crown wants 4-5 years prison for man found guilty in deadly scaffolding collapse
TORONTO – A Crown prosecutor is recommending up to five years in prison for a project manager who oversaw a Toronto construction crew involved in a deadly scaffolding collapse in 2009.Vadim Kazenelson was found guilty in June on four counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.Crown...
Why the Tories deserves a fourth term
This could be my last Sun column with Stephen Harper serving as Canada’s 22nd prime minister. My hope is that it isn’t. It’s no secret that I’ve been relatively supportive of the Tories’s political agenda. He has run an effective government, for the most part. Our country’s economy is in good shape. Job numbers...
Liberals aim to settle scores in two close Ontario faceoffs
TORONTO — In hockey, retribution for a dirty hit or a perceived public slight can unfold many games later. The team rallies behind the aggrieved player and tries to settle the score. In politics, those personal rivalries can play out over years and stimulate just as much emotion and feelings of team loyalty. This election, two close Ontario...
