Today, I watched an interview with the U.S. AMBASSADOR to Canada, by Vashi Kapelos of CTV. Vassy can be hot or cold in her interviews. Which I imagine depends to a great deal on the extent and specifics of the directions she gets from her bosses. In this case she was the no nonsense like it or lump…
Canadian Identity, The Fat Orange Golfer Guy, Canadian Leadership, and the CPTPP, the EU and Canada There are several things on my mind these days, Canadian Identity (apparently, we don’t have one), The Fat Orange Dictator’s threats, Canada’s leadership, or lack of it, Canadian unity, a possible Canada/ CPTPP / EU economic alliance, and an…
First, we need to make it crystal clear that Trump’s Golden Dome is neither golden, nor is it a dome, although once Americans see the cost, they may believe that it is made of gold for sure. Trump didn’t create the term either, he just copied the idea from Israel. Israel’s Iron dome is a…
The Trump administration is threatening to cancel the AUKUS submarine deal with Australia. Why – because Trump can. But Trump’s move may just create a benefit for both Canada and Australia. Not all Australians supported the deal originally and that was before Trump’s tariffs. Today there may just be a large degree of buyer’s remorse. …
With the U.S. nuclear umbrella that the western democracies have relied on for the past 80 years becoming less reliable by the day, and Russia’s threats not by any degree decreasing, the remaining European nuclear powers of France and Great Britain have begun to assert their intention to use their resources to build a nuclear…
CANADA SHOULD OFFER TRUMP A GRAND DEFENCE AND ECONOMIC BARGAIN? My answer to this is a resounding ‘NOT A CHANCE’ You don’t deal with a bully by trying to appease him. The result will be two-fold, he will take advantage and let you appease him, and then, when he has what he wants, he will…
The Times: US Urges UK To Reduce Its Dependence On American Weapons We’ve been trying to tell people to readjust. The old confidence is gone,” The Times writes, citing American officials. It is reported that the US administration might impose restrictions on the supply of equipment from the US because (so that) “missiles and planes won’t…
In the event that a long-awaited election should result in the hoped for Conservative majority, I propose the following: THE – ISSUES Conservatives will have to address the empty bank account that is always a remnant of Liberal governments The Trump Factor – Tariffs or not, Canada must address an adversarial or at least unreliable…
Introduction Canada will soon be going to the polls to elect a new government. The choices are going to be, a continuation of the same policies and promises as we have had for the last nine years, a continuation of the same government with promises of new policies and promises or a different government with…
Canada and other nations are suffering a significant reduction in recruitment and retention of personel in their militaries. Canada’s authorized regular force strength of 67,000, currently has more than 10,000 positions unfilled. Canadian Army, Lt. Gen. Joe Paul, admitted his soldiers are feeling squeezed. This is due to a current shortage of personnel coupled with increased demands both…