More economic sanctions against Russia and Belarus are coming, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Thursday, days after warning the two countries that their continued invasion of Ukraine would have severe consequences. Russia and Belarus no longer have most-favoured-nation (MFN) status, meaning a swath of Russian and Belarusian exports to Canada are now subject to a ..read more

Without foreign intervention, Ukraine will eventually fall before the Russian invasion. Despite surprising evidence of Ukrainian resistance, a simulation run at Concordia University using known methodologies and adapted wargame systems concluded that Russia’s advance is approximately on schedule. Russia’s initial advance was by heavy reconnaissance forces in aid of advance teams of special-operations forces (spetsnaz ..read more

After Russia invaded Ukraine early on Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more sanctions on elite Russians and Russian businesses. For months, Russia has been amassing troops and weapons along its border with Ukraine. Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine. “Putin has ..read more

NATO won’t “stand idly by” while Russia continues amassing troops along its border with Ukraine, says Anita Anand, Canada’s minister of Defence. Anand was speaking to reporters from Brussels on Thursday, after meeting for two days with NATO defence ministers. “The reality is that, despite Russia’s claims, we’ve not seen any sign of withdrawal or ..read more

After discussing it with international leaders, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that Ottawa will send lethal weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. The U.S., the U.K., Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Poland have also sent arms, Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa. Ukraine has been asking Canada to send it lethal weapons ..read more

As tensions escalate along the Ukraine-Russia border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the West will be united in responding to any further increase of Russian troops. “The West is standing firm together, coordinated, and ready to impose severe costs, including sanctions, if Russia invades Ukraine once again,” Trudeau told reporters on Friday. “We’re also strengthening ..read more

The NATO alliance is now facing what could be the most complex set of challenges in its history.  Given the nature and extent of the threats against citizens of the alliance from Vancouver to Vilnius, urgency must be the hallmark of Strategic Concept 2022 — in essence, the alliance’s manifesto — to more clearly stress ..read more

The federal Industry minister provided few details about how a state-owned Chinese company’s purchase of a Canadian mining business poses no risk or harm to national security. On Thursday, the House of Commons’ Industry and Technology committee continued its review of China’s Zijin Mining Group’s purchase of Neo Lithium last year. READ MORE: Canada must ..read more

In the early months of the pandemic, a scientific debate raged. Was COVID-19 spread by droplets or by more easily transmissible aerosols? Aerosols, unfortunately, won the contest, explaining why COVID was such a menace when people were in close contact. Now, two years into this global catastrophe, we know that aerosols weren’t the real culprit ..read more

This week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky informed his people that war was unlikely in the near future, giving all parties a window of opportunity in which to take a deep breath and consider alternatives to war. Unfortunately, Canadian diplomats have repeatedly demonstrated that, although they support Ukraine, they have only a limited interest in resolving current ..read more