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Full Pundit: Harper loses another at the Supreme Court
When policy meets politicsThe Globe and Mail‘s editorialists think the Supreme Court “got it wrong” in overturning mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain gun crimes, on grounds that it could capture people who improperly stored or secured firearms “for reasons of absent-mindedness or misunderstanding.” They agree with the minority...
Editorial: Canada’s modest contribution welcome
We welcome this country’s commitment to send a small Canadian Forces contingent to Ukraine. It’s important, however, to keep our contribution in the proper perspective. …read more Source: Vancouver...
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...
No need to bring Russia back to G8, Nicholson says
Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson told reporters Wednesday morning he doesn’t see a need to bring Russia back into the G8. Speaking on teleconference from a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Lubeck, Germany, Nicholson said the “affable” meeting touched on a range of issues, from Ebola and Iran to Ukraine and Yemen. Earlier this...
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....
Tories’ Navy vessel procurement plans sail into rough waters
It is a singular irony that the Conservative government’s oft-stated affection for “our brave men and women in uniform,” and its relative eagerness to deploy them (as evidenced again by the announcement Tuesday of a training mission to Ukraine), has been accompanied by an almost peerless incompetence in the procurement of the major hardware...
When it comes to Ukraine, hawkish Stephen Harper can’t be stopped
Deep in his secret heart, Stephen Harper should whisper a quiet thank you to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Conservative prime minister’s tough-on-crime agenda is on the ropes following a landmark decision Tuesday by Canada’s Supreme Court. But thanks in part to Putin’s intransigence, Harper is able to forge ahead with...
Government gets poor grade for military spending
As Canada gets set to deploy 200 troops to help Ukraine’s military in its fight against Russian-backed rebels, Canada’s former parliamentary budget watchdog gives the Conservative government a barely passing grade for its defence spending. In his inaugural Money Page segment for CBC News Network’s Power & Politics, Kevin...
Russian infiltration of Ukrainian military complicates Canadian training mission
Russian intelligence operatives have so deeply compromised the Ukrainian military that almost nothing they say or do remains secret for long, according to a report …read more Source: Vancouver...
Russian infiltration of Ukrainian military complicates Canadian training mission
Analysis Training Ukrainians to fight pro-Russian separatists may turn out to be a far more complicated business for the 200 Canadian soldiers Ottawa announced Tuesday it is sending to Ukraine than it is for the nearly 70 Canadian trainers now on a similar mission in Iraq. The reason is that Russian intelligence operatives of every kind have so...
