Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Freeland calls ex-envoy’s advice to China about election ‘highly inappropriate’
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is distancing the Trudeau government from its former ambassador to China, a day after he said he has warned Chinese officials that further punishments against Canada could help the opposition Conservatives win the fall election. Asked by reporters today about John McCallum’s remarks,...
Promised quick-reaction force of 200 peacekeepers yet to be registered with UN
OTTAWA — A Canadian pledge of 200 soldiers for peacekeeping missions is missing in action more than 18 months after it was first made to the United Nations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The “quick-reaction” force was one of the signature promises Trudeau made to the UN during a major peacekeeping summit in Vancouver in November...
2020 Democrats see opportunity on foreign policy
NEW YORK — Some of the leading Democrats in the 2020 presidential contest are working to strengthen their foreign policy bona fides, eager to address their own inexperience on national security matters and draw a contrast with President Donald Trump’s unpredictable approach to trouble spots overseas. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is...
Trudeau shoots back at China’s claim it is being ‘naive’ in courting allies
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that President Donald Trump made good on his pledge to raise the plight of the two Canadians imprisoned in China with President Xi Jinping. Trudeau said Trump did raise the cases of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor with Xi during their meeting at the G20 leaders’ summit in Japan this...
Canada seeks international support to ban Russian-issued passports in Ukraine
OTTAWA — Canada is courting international support for its plan to reject Russian passports given to Ukrainian citizens in the parts of Ukraine occupied by Kremlin-backed separatists. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has presented technical details of a plan to allies attending this week’s Ukraine reform conference in...
In the news today, July 3
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 3 ——— CORRUPTION IN UKRAINE HURTS REFORM: U.S. ENVOY Ukraine’s weak judicial system is hurting the country’s prospects for reform, which is the only way it will ultimately overcome Russia’s ongoing aggression, says the Trump administration’s point man on the embattled country....
Corruption in Ukraine hurts reform, U.S. envoy says as Toronto conference begins
OTTAWA — Ukraine’s weak judicial system is hurting the country’s prospects for reform, which is the only way it will ultimately overcome Russia’s ongoing aggression, says the Trump administration’s point man on the embattled country. “You have a judiciary that has been subject to political influences from various...
In the news today, July 2
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 2 ——— CANADA CELEBRATES 152ND BIRTHDAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a campaign-style speech focused on his Liberal government’s successes over the last four years as he delivered his Canada Day remarks on Parliament Hill on the country’s 152nd birthday. Speaking to a jovial crowd...
Ukraine’s comedian-turned-president makes North American debut in Toronto
Ukraine’s new president makes his North American debut in Toronto later today — more than a month before he is to visit the United States — and the country’s envoy says that’s no mistake. Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, says that’s an indication of just how important President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...
Chinese jets ‘buzz’ Canadian ships, adding new layer to dispute
OSAKA, Japan — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Osaka, Japan for the G20 leaders’ summit, with a contact between Chinese fighter jets and Canadian ships in the East China Sea adding a new tension between the two countries. Trudeau is hoping for progress, or at least fresh support from other countries, in Canada’s disputes...
