Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
RCAF training mission to Romania completed
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) completed their Air Task Force’s (ATF) training mission in Romania today and was honoured with a parade and flag-lowering ceremony at the Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii, the RCAF noted in a news release. More from the release: The RCAF CF-18 aircraft will now relocate to Lithuania to...
The Gargoyle – Anniversaries marked by the Prime Minister’s Office
This week’s statement from the Prime Minister’s Office marking the 72nd anniversary of Canada’s participation in the ill-fated raid on Dieppe had me wondering which other anniversaries his office felt worthy of an official communique. (Thomas Mulcair also issued a statement this week noting 72nd anniversary of Dieppe, though...
Letter: Conflict raging in Ukraine
Re: Two sides to conflict raging in Ukraine, Aug. 16. I support what former ambassador James Bissett wrote in his letter. And, very importantly too, I truly believe that Canada’s main media must disengage themselves from the entities which influence and thus dictate what is written in our newspapers. As mentioned in his letter, “… Russia...
Interview: Justin Trudeau says he won’t be knocked off course
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he’s not worried about the negative perceptions of him spread by his opponents and believes he has always been under-estimated as a politician. Trudeau made the comments in an interview with the Citizen, during which he spoke about the economically squeezed middle class, why marijuana should be legalized,...
Letter: Two sides to conflict raging in Ukraine
Re: Finding the middle ground on Ukraine, Aug. 14. Finally, a sensible voice speaks out on the crisis in Ukraine. Columnist Mohammed Adam rightly points out there are two sides to the conflict now raging in that unfortunate country. Despite the determination of the Western media to put all of the blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the...
RCAF C-17 and C-130J to transport military supplies to Kurds fighting Islamic extremists
Canada is committing two cargo planes to move military supplies into northern Iraq as part of the international effort to bolster Kurdish forces in the embattled region, the Canadian Press has reported. More from Canadian Press: Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a CC-177 Globemaster and a CC-130J Hercules transport will begin shuttling arms...
Federal government’s terror sanction lists confusing and out of date
The tangle of lists that Canadian banks and other financial institutions rely on to sanction terrorists, tyrants and other troublemakers are confusing and often out of date, industry players are telling the federal government. That report comes from Jim Bronskill of the Canadian Press. More from his article: The complaints have prompted a federal...
Adam: Finding the middle ground on Ukraine
Despite Western sanctions against Russia, President Vladimir Putin is not budging on Ukraine, and the conflict is getting uglier by the day. And distracted by the war with pro-Russian separatists, President Petro Poroshenko can’t focus on what should be his top priority — reviving his country’s failing economy. A humanitarian crisis...
The tale of the moth and the dog-strangling vine
A vine that crowds out and basically strangles other vegetation has been watched by Naomi Cappuccino over the past 15 years as it has spread across Ottawa and other parts of Ontario. Cappuccino, an associate professor in Carleton University’s biology department, says the invasive species known as dog-strangling vine first caught her...
Conservatives urged to adopt ‘Twiplomacy’ in foreign affairs
Canada is increasingly relying on a new style of diplomacy — called “Twiplomacy” — that takes place in bite-sized increments of 140 characters or less. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government is turning to social media in an effort to engage in online diplomacy, practise “open policy development” and...
