Chrystia Freeland

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May 25, 2018

Canada should step off the belligerence bus on the Korean peninsula

Yves Engler

Only a narrow spectrum of opinion about Canadian foreign policy is permitted in the mainstream media, one that assumes this country's international aims are noble.

Blog

Apr 7, 2018

Was the Russian Embassy's press secretary expelled from Canada for telling the embarrassing truth? Sure sounds that way!

David J. Climenhaga

It’s not a "scurrilous story" to say Chrystia Freeland's grandfather was a Nazi collaborator and a propagandist for the Holocaust. It’s an uncomfortable fact.

Blog

Apr 1, 2018

Ottawa is trying to interfere in Venezuela's election

Yves Engler

In the lead up to Venezuela's election on May 20th, the Trudeau government has worked to isolate Caracas, imposed sanctions and supported the country’s opposition.

News

Mar 14, 2018

New U.S. secretary of state Pompeo is bad for peace -- and Canada

Karl Nerenberg

Rex Tillerson was Trumpian in his disdain for the foreign service and support of America First. But he was willing to listen to allies and diplomats. By contrast, his successor looks like a fanatic.

Blog

Feb 2, 2018

Over 55,000 voices are on their way to Minister Freeland’s office

Marie Aspiazu

This week we delivered over 55,000 signatures calling for the protection of our digital rights in the new NAFTA to Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland!

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Jan 18, 2018

Trump's poison pill NAFTA demands still on table as Canadian position waffles

Brent Patterson

What's going on with the NAFTA talks? Has Canada changed its position? Brent Patterson breaks it down here.

Blog

Dec 29, 2017

Caracas versus Ottawa: Who to trust?

Yves Engler

Canada's recent record of foreign interference elsewhere belies Ottawa's claim that it wants to protect "democracy and human rights" in Venezuela.

Columnists

Nov 17, 2017

Is Trudeau ready for a Middle East war?

Murray Dobbin

If such a scenario seems far-fetched, consider who currently runs Israel, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia

Blog

Nov 3, 2017

Sorry Minister Freeland, Canada is a settler state near the Imperial Centre

Yves Engler

Despite its popularity, the idea that Canada was or is a "colony" obscures Canada’s place near the top of a hierarchical world economy and polity.

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Oct 31, 2017

Ottawa's sanctions, support for Venezuelan opposition constitute regime change

Yves Engler

Notwithstanding her government’s violation of the UN and Organization of American States charters’ in Venezuela, Freeland’s claim that Ottawa doesn’t engage in “regime change” is laughable.

Chrystia Freeland

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