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A federal budget, the ongoing Duffy court saga: a busy week awaits MPs
OTTAWA – It’ll be a busy week ahead for politicians and journalists alike in the nation’s capital as this Parliament sprints toward the finish line.Members of Parliament return to Ottawa as the House of Commons resumes sitting following a two-week break.While they were away, the trial of suspended senator Mike Duffy rolled...
Canada’s turn as Arctic Council head to end at Iqaluit meeting
Canada will voice its concerns over what it calls Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine during a meeting of the eight nations that make up the Arctic Council this week. “Canada will use the Arctic Council ministerial meeting as an opportunity once again to deliver our tough message to Russia for their aggression against Ukraine,” said...
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...
Canada’s turn as Arctic Council head to end at Iqaluit meeting; Kerry takes over
Canada will voice its concerns over what it calls Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine during a meeting of the eight nations that make up the Arctic Council this week.”Canada will use the Arctic Council ministerial meeting as an opportunity once again to deliver our tough message to Russia for their aggression against...
Jason Kenney says Canadian soldiers will not be training 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...
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...
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...
U.S. military trainers in Ukraine may destabilize situation: Kremlin
MOSCOW/KIEV – The Kremlin said on Friday the arrival of about 300 U.S. paratroopers in Ukraine to train Kiev’s National Guard could destabilize the situation in the east of the country, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Eric Morse: The phoney war in Ukraine
War is not subject to prediction. For Canadians who tend to believe that anything military can be practised with minimal risk, on the cheap and in measurable, calibrated packets, it is a real problem. …read more Source: Vancouver...
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...
