Canada Loses UN Security Council Seat Bid
With only one round of voting, Canada lost its bid to secure a Security Council (UNSC) seat at the UN today. The result is what many domestic critics had hoped for, but in both foreign […]
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House of Mirrors: Justin Trudeau’s Foreign Policy – Book Review
(House of Mirrors – Justin Trudeau’s Foreign Policy. Yves Engler. RED Publishing, Saskatoon/Black Rose Books, Montreal. 2020) Some book covers are better than others, and that of Yves Engler’s House of Mirrors is beautifully expressive […]
Canada Wants to Be an ‘Asset of Israel’ at the UN Security Council
Canadian activists have compiled a study of Canada’s 2019 voting record at the United Nations on resolutions that document and censure Israeli violations of international law. There was much fanfare made about Canada’s orphan “yes” […]
Canada Backs UN Resolution on Palestinian Self-Determination
Canada voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution supporting the Palestinian right to self-determination yesterday, in a defeat for pro-Israel groups. The General Assembly adopted the resolution by 167 votes to five, […]
Canada Supports Pro-Palestine UN Resolution after 10 Years of Pro-Israel Votes
The Trudeau government yesterday backed a resolution to support the right of self-determination of the Palestinian people adopted by the UN General Assembly during a session of the Third Committee. The resolution was put forward […]
Trudeau: The Ignorance, Bias, and Hubris of White Privilege
It has been interesting over the past few days watching the different reactions to the blackface photos of a younger Justin Trudeau. Of course, the local Conservative opposition is going to paint it in as […]
Canada Insists on Violating Fourth Geneva Convention
On Friday, September 6, 2019, just before most media agencies wind down and people check out for the weekend, Canada’s Attorney General announced he was appealing the recent Federal Court ruling on the labeling of […]
Does Justin Trudeau Hate Palestinians?
Is Justin Trudeau a racist? He and his government certainly accept and promote anti-Palestinianism. Two recent moves reaffirm his government’s pattern of blaming Palestinians for their dispossession and subjugation. Last week the government released its […]
Hey Justin, There Will Never Be Two States
On April 12 Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau released a statement congratulating Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on his fifth electoral victory. Two statements stood out for their misleading role in creating a contrived narrative. The first statement […]
Justin Trudeau, Enough Disinformation! Canadians Do Support BDS!
On January 15, 2019, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau further embellished his “trash talk” on BDS by responding to a questioner at a town hall meeting with announcing he will “continue to condemn the BDS movement”. […]
The Real Face of Justin Trudeau: Are Palestinians Canada’s New Jews?
How does one explain Canada’s contradictory foreign policy regarding Palestine and Israel? On December 4, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Saeb Erekat, praised Canada’s commitment not to follow the footsteps of the […]
