Over a month ago, I decided to try writing a book. Other than hundreds of guest newspaper columns and myriad speeches on enumerable topics over the past forty years, I am not a writer. I have had no formal education to prepare me to undertake such a daunting task. Indeed, I only achieved a grade twelve diploma way back in 1970, largely due to the constant and unrelenting encouragement, and at times direct intervention, of my mother. Given this, you’d be forgiven for asking, why?
What could motivate someone like me to accept such a challenge?
Every prime minister is called upon, at one point or another, to comment on the actions of an American president. For Mark Carney, still less than a year on the job, there have already been several such moments.
The latest moment of necessity arrived this past weekend, when the United States and Israel launched new attacks on Iran.
The response, a six-paragraph statement in the names of Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, has raised questions with which the prime minister may have to wrestle.
Oh yes CBC Carney was far too harsh on the murderous Mullah regime!
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Cameco president Tim Gitzel shared centre stage in Delhi yesterday as the Saskatoon-based uranium producer signed a multibillion-dollar contract with the Indian government, a deal that was brokered by the prime minister.
But it wasn’t the first time the two men were instrumental in getting together for a major business deal.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Canada’s defence minister says the Liberal party is a “big tent” as divisions emerge over its decision to back the U.S. strikes against Iran, calling its supreme leader who was killed in the assaults a “force for evil.”
David McGuinty travelled to Australia alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney on the second part of a three-part trip to India, Australia and Japan to drum up new investments into Canada. Carney is set over the next few days to meet with Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who also offered his support for the strikes.
Liberal MP criticizes Mark Carney’s support for U.S. attack on Iran
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP has broken ranks with Prime Minister Mark Carney over his support for deadly U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, arguing Canada “cannot endorse the unilateral and illegal use of military force” while insisting its own sovereignty must be respected.
Who???
In a weekend social media video that was “liked” by a handful of other Liberal MPs, rookie Victoria MP Will Greaves said Carney’s support for the strikes, which killed Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and sparked an escalated Middle East conflict, “feels different” from the prime minister’s Davos declaration of a Canadian foreign policy rooted in “independence, consistency and principled pragmatism.”
I like how the Star picks a lone White guy when you know the LPC’s Muslim caucus is what drives the “dissent”
Prime Minister Mark Carney has touched down on Tuesday in Sydney, Australia — the next stop on his Indo-Pacific tour aimed at shoring up investment in Canada and building new trade alliances.
On the agenda is a meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, a leader with whom Carney shares much common ground.
Carney will also address Australia’s parliament, becoming the first Canadian prime minister to do so in nearly 20 years. His remarks are expected to echo the themes of his widely noted speech in Davos, which urged “middle powers” to stand together.
CALGARY — India’s High Commissioner to Canada stated because of Canada and India’s “complimentary economies,” Canada should be keen to welcome 60 million more Indians into the country.
In an interview with CBC News on Saturday, Commissioner Dinesh K. Patnaik, echoed sentiments of a mutually beneficial economic strategy, which he believes includes a large increase of Indian immigrants.
🇨🇦🇮🇳 Dinesh K. Patnaik, India’s High Commissioner to Canada, says Canada needs 60 million Indians and adds that he could help make it happen. pic.twitter.com/mnzc4ofHBz
On the morning of Saturday, Feb. 28, we all awoke to an alarming development.
Addressing the world, the president of the United States revealed that joint military forces of the United States and Israel had begun a coordinated strike against the 47-year-old Islamic regime in Iran. In measured tones, President Trump explained that the operation had been launched in response to a clear and present danger posed by Iran’s continued nuclear ambitions and the regime’s longstanding support for terrorism against the West.
OTTAWA — Canada’s spy agency says India remains one of the main perpetrators of foreign interference and espionage against Canada, contradicting a claim by a senior government official last week that Indian agents are no longer linked to such crimes.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has repeatedly cited the Indian government as one of the main perpetrators of foreign interference and transnational repression in Canada in recent years.
In recent months, the discussion that Canada may look abroad to supplement the ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has stirred unease. Canada has long prided itself on a citizen military — professional, volunteer-based, and rooted in a shared civic identity. Any significant move to recruit non-citizens at scale would represent more than a staffing adjustment. It would be a strategic signal with political, social, and reputational consequences.
Canada’s seemingly breakneck effort to replace its aging submarine fleet hits an important milestone on Monday with the deadline for both the South Korean and German shipyards to submit their formal proposals in the more than $20-billion program.
The federal plan to buy as many as 12 submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy has evolved rapidly over the last year into one of the most consequential procurement battles in a generation.
Canadian national-security officials were presented with evidence that Indian consular staff operating in Vancouver supplied information to assist in the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, two sources told The Globe and Mail.
One of the Indian officials worked as a visa officer in the consulate, using his position to gather information about Mr. Nijjar from members of the Indian diaspora in Surrey, B.C., said the sources, one of whom is in law enforcement and one in national security.
The CBC cheerleads of course …
Carney signs deals worth billions in diplomatic breakthrough with India’s Modi
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Indian counterpart announced Monday what they’re a calling a “new partnership,” a series of multi-million dollar deals and a commitment to sign a free trade agreement by year’s end as the two look to turn the page on years of frosty bilateral relations marked by allegations of Indian foreign interference.
In a statement to reporters after a one-on-one meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the colonial-era Hyderabad House in Delhi’s diplomatic core, Carney said Canada is going all-in on diversifying trade. What’s been agreed to after these leaders’ talks is designed to more than double two-way trade to some $70 billion a year by 2030, he said, as Canada continues a push to reduce its dependence on the U.S.
If you listen to Ottawa’s statements on immigration, you’ll get the impression that Canada has reversed course on the loose policies of the Trudeau years.
You’ll hear that Canada is getting its temporary resident numbers under control, and will reduce the number of permanent residents. And that priority is being given to the world’s top talent, which will help grow Canada’s economy.
However, the reality is more complicated, if you look at what the Liberal government is actually doing – and what it saying about how the immigration system truly operates today.
Due to mass migration, we can expect a disordered democracy and a permanent security crisis on the horizon.
On February 28, a major military conflict erupted in the Middle East. The primary actors in this war are the United States (US) and Israel on one side, and the Islamic Republic of Iran (along with its regional proxies) on the other. This black swan event will have catastrophic cascading effects that Western powers do not seem to understand, especially because mass migration and the rise of caliphates in the West raise serious questions around the national interests, political process, and security. Even if a change of regime were possible, it would be hard to imagine it would result in a very pleasant liberal democratic progressive utopia when every other regime change has delivered an ISIS, Alqaeda, or Muslim Brotherhood-controlled hellscape.
Ottawa’s agreements and “strategic partnership” with Beijing may not benefit Canada and could instead put pressure on Ottawa not to “displease” Beijing, China watchers told MPs.
China scholar and former diplomat Charles Burton, who is also a senior fellow at global China-focused think tank Sinopsis, testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade on Feb. 26. The committee is studying recent developments in Canada’s trade relations with China and Qatar.
Quebec Public Safety Minister Ian Lafrenière says the province’s firearms registry cannot be used by Ottawa to identify gun owners who are affected by the federal gun ban, nor will firearms be confiscated from Quebecers.
Lafrenière made the comments in a Feb. 26 social media post, saying he has heard the concerns about the federal gun buyback program from residents of the province.
