Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
Federal budget: At a glance
Here are some highlights of the 2015-16 federal budget introduced Tuesday by Finance Minister Joe Oliver: –The budget is balanced, with a projected surplus of $1.4 billion this year, increasing to $4.8 billion in 2019-20. –The sale of the government’s General Motors shares, purchased in 2009 as part of an effort to help the auto industry...
Federal budget: Some highlights
Federal Budget: Highlights by the numbers $1.4 billion Projected budget surplus in 2015-16 $1.3 billion Amount over six years, beginning in 2017-18, the government will provide to the Canada Foundation for Innovation for research infrastructure at universities, colleges and research hospitals $11.8 billion Promised boost to National Defence...
Federal budget: Canada to spend additional $360 million on war against ISIL
War isn’t cheap. The Conservative government expects to spend more than $360 million on Canada’s fight against the Islamic State over the next 12 months. That is on top of the $122 million already spent on the war, bringing the total to nearly half a billion dollars. The revelation is contained in the federal budget, making the war...
Letter: People of Ukraine must make the choice
Re: Canada to send military troops to Ukraine as trainers; and, Russian infiltration of Ukrainian military complicates Canadian training mission, April 15. Why would anyone think that encouraging Ukrainians to fight each other is helping them? Ukraine is suffering in a civil war. The rebels, usually identified as “pro-Russia” but more accurately...
Questions raised about whether Canadian troops will inadavertenly train Nazi sympathizers in Ukraine
The Canadian government is confident that troops from Petawawa won’t end up instructing Neo Nazis and far right extremists when they begin their training mission in Ukraine this summer, but a former diplomat is warning it will be difficult to weed out such extremists as their militia units are now being integrated into Ukraine’s...
Eric Morse: The phoney war in Ukraine
In the wake of Canada’s announcement that we will send 200 trainers to Ukraine, the phrase “phoney war” somehow stirs mental echoes. Stipulated: the “real phoney war” (1939-40) was considerably different. War had been declared, but Hitler was caught off-balance by the speed of his victory in Poland, and had made no preparations for an...
Russians say sending Canadian troops to Ukraine is “counterproductive and deplorable”
The Harper government’s decision to join a U.S.-led military training mission Ukraine has drawn a sharp rebuke from Russia, the Canadian Press writes. Here is the rest of the Canadian Press article: Canada is sending at least 200 members of the Canadian Forces to take part in a two-year deployment to improve the combat ability of troops in...
Editorial: Canada’s modest contribution welcome
We welcome this country’s commitment to send a small Canadian Forces contingent to Ukraine, where it’ll spend the next two years training up soldiers there in areas like explosive ordnance disposal, military policing, medicine, flight safety and logistics system modernization. It’s important, however, to keep our contribution in...
Homes calendar April 16 to 24
This weekend Original decor: Looking for a unique gift for that someone special or in the mood to spruce up your home? Then check out the Originals spring craft show on Thursday to Sunday. More than 180 Canadian artisans, artists and designers will show off their one-of-a-kind items at the EY Centre, 4899 Uplands Dr. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m....
Canada to send military troops to Ukraine as trainers: Harper
Canada will send 200 troops to Ukraine for the next two years to help train military forces in that country, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday. Harper made the announcement at National Defence Headquarters and was joined by Defence Minister Jason Kenney and Gen. Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff. The development was the latest...
