Oppose Canadian military mission in Ukraine!

Not sure exactly what your point is. You mean the University of Alberta? The University of Toronto?

Gee, did they put out a press release backing Harper?

For that matter, did the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (which is an association of various groups) take an official stand backing Harper? I don't see one:

http://www.ucc.ca/news/communiques/

And if that were the case I think there would be quite a few pissed off people here in Saskatchewan, for sure.

Though it would be kind of funny that the current release on the top of their mainpage is Tom Mulcair's congratulations on Independence Day.

Sorry to bust the conspiracy, but one academic saying he doesn't like the NDP isn't a plot, certainly not if the institutions you claim he represents haven't taken the same political stand.I think if you ask around you might find one or two academics willing to say they don't like Stephen Harper's policies. That doesn't make their institutions or associations partisan.

I hear you k, and thanks. I was asking a pretty direct question, and a straight answer might be nice:

Although this fellow with a degree and a webcam thinks the NDP is not the best choice, have either of his institutions: the U of A or U of T, or for that matter the Ukrainian Canadian Congress declared in favour of any of the parties? I don't think so.

For that matter, have any of the parties come out against the government in Kiev and in favour of the rebels? I don't think so. So while NDPP might want to spin this in a certain direction (though he just criticized Tom Mulcair in the previous post) I am still waiting for the actual evidence.

I thought Canada specialized in training the police to skillfully assault the citizenry, as in Haiti, or Israel (the real masters of urban warfare against a civilian population, bar none), and were less expert on general military training?

I think much of this may be of limited assistance to the Banderistan clique, and of more domestic political importance for the Harper in regime any case. Interesting about Trudeau, if true. Then again, didn't his old man send tanks into Ottawa and Quebec in 1970? 

Anyway, for Canadian Ukronazi supporters looking for more bang for their ultranationalist buck, for whatever it's worth, Dr Taras Kuzio, Senior Research Associate, Canada Institute for Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta, recommends DON"T VOTE NDP, says it's important to elect Liberal hawks Borys Wrzesnewsky & Chrystia Freeland and...

Vote For Candidates Who Pledge To Arm Ukraine" (as suggested such pledges are in fact illegal)

https://youtu.be/C7lCADTZMJY

For those wishing to stop Canadian military support for Ukraine, there is no antiwar option among the big 3.

This may, or may not be a good idea, but certainly not on a universal basis. The situation in the Ukraine is fluid and volatile. If oppression and wand/or war crimes come into play, I don't think Canada can nor should turn a blind eye.  I agree that Europe must take the lead, but Canada must stand ready to meet its NATO obligations, or at the very least, play a role in UN peacekeeping.  This is not the same situation where Bush tried to suck Chretien into a fabricated war in Iraq. Putin is testing the NATO loyalty waters and he will push the envelope until enough powerful nations say "Enough" and back their words with military deployments, movements, or regional "training" to show they are serious.

Reversed my initial opinion. It looks like we're supporting neo-nazi groups. I'm all for us withdrawing with speed from the Ukraine.

Canadian Troops Begin Mission to Train Ukrainian Army and National Guard

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/09/23/cana-s23.html

"Over the past 18 months, the Canadian government has built on its long standing involvement in Ukraine since the demise of the Soviet Union to emerge as one of Kiev's staunchest supporters and among the most bellicose opponents of Russia.

Canada, like the US, has insisted that its Ukraine military training mission will not include neo-Nazis - a damning admission as to the true character of the militias aligned with the Ukraine government. But the ban is largely meaningless, because many members of the most notorious volunteer battalions have already been absorbed into the National Guard.

The government's Ukraine policy has the full support of the entire Canadian political establishment..."

Ukrainian Canadians and the 2015 Federal Elections

http://newpathway.ca/ukrainian-canadians-and-2015-federal-elections/

"Weapons for Ukraine is currently among the main requirements on the part of the Ukrainian Canadian community to the Canadian parties. This requirement is included in the 'Ten Questions to your Candidate: Federal Election 2015'..."

Canada's Generous Support is Making a Difference

https://youtu.be/pUofnxh5ghc

[url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/human-rights-groups-sound-a... International and Project Ploughshares oppose Canadian plans to supply more arms to Ukraine[/url]

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The Liberal position on Russia and Ukraine could possibly  become even more aggressive and pro-Ukronazi than Harper's.

Do you have a plan for if it doesn't?

I'm OK with Canada playing it safe, and not selling arms until they're sure.

But what does that have to do with my question?

If Trudeau's new government is LESS "Ukronazi" will you be happy about this?  Or a tiny bit disappointed?

Trudeau Government Orchestrates Massive Growth in Partnerships Between Canadian Military and Universities

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/05/26/jyxx-m26.html

"The Justin Trudeau-led Liberal government is pursuing a predatory foreign policy, expressed most clearly in Canada's provocative participation in the US-NATO war on Russia and fulsome support for war with China.

A critical aspect of the rapid escalation of Canadian militarism over recent years has been the co-opting of major universities by the military and defence sectors, turning them into research agencies for weapons of death and destruction and the global geostrategic interests of Canadian imperialism.

In a process that has been escalating for years, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has extended its tentacles into higher education. The increasing association with the military has been met with little resistance from academics themselves.

The effort to camouflage NATO's role in instigating the war in Ukraine by placing all of the blame for the conflict at Vladimir Putin's feet has not produced the support among the public that the government hoped it would.

Workers are now increasingly connecting their domestic struggles in defence of their living standards with the vast sums of resources being squandered on yet another imperialist bloodbath in Europe."