Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
The Dangers of Coping
They arrived in a manila package at our Calgary home one day, sometime in 1956. Our family gathered around as Dad pulled out the architectural drawings and laid them on the table. They were plans for how to construct and stock a bomb shelter in case of an atomic war. A large silver siren located on top of a long white pole occasionally reminded...
Canadian defence spending among lowest in NATO despite small increase last year
OTTAWA — The head of NATO threw down the gauntlet Monday, saying he expects all members to increase what they spend on their militaries even as a new report showed Canada lagging behind most of its allies. Speaking in Brussels where he released his annual state-of-the-alliance report, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said it is incumbent...
Ukraine lawyer seeks probe of alleged hacked texts of Manafort’s daughter
A Ukrainian human rights attorney representing the victims of mass police shootings in Kiev in 2014 has asked prosecutors to investigate what are purported to be the hacked text messages of one of Paul Manafort’s daughters, saying the texts point to possible influence Manafort had with Ukraine’s president during that period. “You know...
From Russia with loathing: Freeland and the media
Exodus 34:7 — the Sins of the Father. “Visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and fourth generation.” The bullshit is getting biblical. Politics has always been a game of public people aiming poison darts at other public people. But have we really reached the point where what...
Officials reviewing how Canada, other NATO members calculate defence spending
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he has ordered officials to look at how Canada calculates military spending compared to other NATO members, to ensure all allies are comparing “apples to apples.” “We have to be cognizant that different nations use a different formula,” Sajjan told the House of Commons defence...
Enter the Freeland-Nazi conspiracy — and the amping-up of Russia’s mischief in Canada
It’s such a juicy story, isn’t it? Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s ambitious young foreign affairs minister, is secretly itching to draw Canada into a showdown with Russia because of the seething hatreds she inherited from her Ukrainian grandfather, a Nazi collaborator and war profiteer she never told us about. She’s been...
Freeland knew her grandfather was editor of Nazi newspaper
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland knew for more than two decades that her maternal Ukrainian grandfather was the chief editor of a Nazi newspaper in occupied Poland that vilified Jews during the Second World War. Ms. Freeland’s family history has become a target for Russian forces seeking to discredit one of Canada’s highly...
Extending Ukraine mission sends ‘strong message’ to Russia: Sajjan
The federal government is extending Canada’s military training mission in Ukraine by two years, saying assistance is crucial to ensuring stability in the region. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada stands by Ukraine. Video provided by The Canadian Press …read more Source: National...
Liberals extend Ukraine mission to 2019, but face criticism for not doing more
OTTAWA — The Liberal government on Monday extended its military training mission in Ukraine, amid warnings Russia could attempt to “destabilize” Canada’s political system. But while largely welcomed by the Ukrainian government, the extension is being criticized by the Opposition for not going far enough in helping deal with a...
Chrystia Freeland: Canadians Should Be ‘Prepared’ For Russian Efforts To Destabilize Political System
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canadians should be “prepared” for Russian attempts to destabilize the country’s political system like those directed at the United States. At a press conference with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, where the government announced it isextending its training mission with Ukraine until 2019,...
