Retired Gen. Jonathan Vance pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and received a conditional discharge. One expert says that’s ‘devastating’ to the push for accountability.
Pope Francis apologized Friday for the Catholic Church’s prominent role in Canada’s residential school system, which he said left him feeling ‘indignation and shame.’
The Canadian government is starting final talks with Lockheed Martin to buy F-35 fighter jets. But questions remain about cost and what the jet brings to the table for Canada.
Membership in the Order of Military Merit carries material benefits including access to “private VIP consultations” with medical specialists at one of Europe’s largest hospitals.
Appearing virtually before an Ottawa courtroom, Vance entered the unprecedented plea following a year that saw the Canadian Forces embroiled in what experts have called a crisis.
When Freeland last presented a fiscal update in December, the forecasts for the Canadian economy and inflation were heavily clouded by the looming Omicron wave of the pandemic.
The announcement comes amid escalating questions about the demands placed on the Canadian Forces in the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now in its second month, but has appeared to stall in many areas as Ukrainian defenders mount a fierce and determined resistance.
The question of NDP support for increased military spending comes after New Democrats and Liberals struck a deal expected to keep the Liberals in government until 2025.
Duclos said delays in surgeries, diagnostics and treatments existed before the pandemic but that after five successive waves of COVID-19, provincial health systems are struggling.
The House of Commons public safety committee is probing the handling of the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ that refused to leave Ottawa streets for three weeks.
Members of the Canadian Forces are being called on to do more, including in eastern Europe amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Boosting recruitment is vital, said officials.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “Canadians need stability” amid global uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
There will be ‘wide-ranging implications’ for countries like Canada that have pre-existing claims in the Arctic, according to defence and foreign policy officials.
Russia holds a veto on the UN Security Council and has used it to oppose accountability for the ongoing slaughter of civilians that is now entering a fourth week.