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Russian War Planes Bombs Syria; Russian TV Takes On The U.S.
Russian TV stations have updated their message. It’s no longer all about Ukraine. Now it’s all about Syria, and any Western criticism of Russia’s military actions in Syria is dismissed.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany meet in Paris for Ukraine peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
“Deconflicting” the airspace over Syria – new rules will guide RCAF and other coalition air forces
Now that Russian warplanes are flying bombing missions over Syria, Pentagon officials and their Russian counterparts have opened the lines of communication that had been shut down for the last 18 months. The U.S. and Russia are in talks about “deconfliction” – or as U.S. officials explain – putting protocols in place “to avoid any possible...
Jean Chretien says Canada should welcome ‘clear-minded’ Putin’s help in Syria
VANCOUVER – Canada should welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offers to help fight the Islamic State in Syria, says Jean Chretien.The former Liberal prime minister said Putin’s involvement in the Middle Eastern conflict may spark controversy but that the West would do well to accept the support.”If Putin wants to...
Fewer Canadian bombs dropping on Iraq, Syria since election call: statistics
OTTAWA – Fewer Canadian bombs have been falling on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant since the federal election call on Aug. 2, new National Defence statistics show.CF-18 fighters conducted 10 air raids last month and 12 in August, which is roughly half the average number of attacks carried out each month since the spring.There were...
‘A dagger to the heart of democracy’: Letters
Dearth of a nation Thank you, Anne Kingston and Maclean’s, for that well-written, well-documented report on the erasure of public knowledge and memory through government cutbacks and closures (“Vanishing Canada,” National, Sept. 28). How can citizens, and the people who try to represent their concerns, pursue the public interest if the...
On questions of war and peace, we’re a nation divided
The gulf is huge between Stephen Harper’s followers and everyone else over the sort of ideological pose Canada should strike on the world stage. These stark solitudes were on display Monday night as Harper, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced off in the Munk Debate on foreign policy, the last English language...
Removing niqab ‘enhances integrity’ of citizenship, government tells top court
The politically charged federal policy that forbids the wearing of Islamic veils during public citizenship ceremonies “enhances the integrity” of becoming a Canadian, the government says. In the latest move in the hot-button case, Department of Justice lawyers have filed an application with the Supreme Court asking it to grant an appeal in the...
Russia carries out first airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria
Russian military jets carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on Wednesday for the first time, the Russian defence ministry confirmed. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article: The airstrikes targeted ISIS positions, vehicles and warehouses that Russia believes belong to the militants, ministry spokesman Igor...
Despite warnings post-Kenya, fears about embassy security unresolved: documents
OTTAWA – The Harper government has known for two years that security at foreign embassies and the safety of Canadian diplomats was potentially in jeopardy at more than two dozen missions abroad, a series of internal government records show.Reports by both the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service,...
