CHARBONNEAU – Ukraine could become the theatre of a proxy war
DESPITE DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR on the part of President Putin, Russia is no longer a superpower. Putin imagines a restoration of the glorious Soviet Union when it spanned [Continue]
China
CHARBONNEAU – China should take a lesson from U.S. on propaganda
CHINA COULD LEARN propaganda techniques from the U.S. China’s attempts to control the impression that the world has of China at the Beijing Winter Olympics is clumsy [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Three in five want less trade between Canada and China
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE January 10, 2022 – As the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing intensifies the international spotlight on China, new data from the non-profit Angus [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – China tries to take the separatist out of Tibetan children
CHINA COULD LEARN from Canada’s mistaken attempt to “take the Indian out of the child,” as John A. Macdonald put it. Now China is repeating Canada’s folly by trying [Continue]
EDITORIAL – A ‘new normal’ with China begins right here in our home town
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT TO DO about China? That seems to be the big question now that Meng Wanzhou has gone home and the two Michaels are back on Canadian [Continue]
POLITICS – When will Canada stand up to all the bullying from China?
By ANDREW PICKFORD and JEFFREY COLLINS Macdonald-Laurier Institute LAST WEEK, U.S. President Joe Biden joined his Japanese, Indian, and Australian counterparts at the [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – No friendship with China until the Michaels are set free
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 16, 2021 – Amid news from Chinese state-affiliated media that the trials of detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor will begin [Continue]
O’TOOLE – China’s government is acting with intent to destroy the Uyghurs
By ERIN O’TOOLE Leader, Conservative Party of Canada MORE THAN A MILLION Uyghur men and women have been detained in a vast network of camps in northwestern China. The [Continue]
EDITORIAL – U.S. and China show us why we should be proud of Canada
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE TWO MOST POWERFUL nations on Earth have just reminded us why we’re so lucky to live where we do, and we thank them for that because [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Community groups must stand up for Canada against China
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I REMAIN CONVINCED that our best shot at getting ourselves out of the hole we’ve dug in our relationship with China is at the grassroots [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Canadian opinions of China have reached a new low
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 13, 2020 – The latest study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadian favourability towards China at a new low. Indeed, [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – China should speak softly and carry a big wallet
CHINA HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF COVERING UP the start of the COVID-19 pandemic for months, giving the virus time to spread globally. China’s response has been to come out [Continue]
CORONAVIRUS – Fear of a pandemic, or a pandemic of fear?
By ARNE RUCKERT L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa HELENE CARABIN Université de Montréal, and RONALD LABONTE L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa [Continue]
TRAVIS – BC Liberal’s missiles over closure of trade offices in Asia are duds
YOU LIKELY MISSED THEM, but on Dec. 30, B.C. Liberal MLA and trade critic Ben Stewart launched two tweet missiles. They were duds. Stewart’s first tweet: “Just [Continue]
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