Domestic politics in play in Canada’s posturing on Ukraine and Russia

One argument that our politicians will not talk about is that their gusto for Ukraine might have to do with Canadian domestic politics.

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly just spent a week in Ukraine meeting with the Ukrainian officials to demonstrate, as she put it, 'Canada’s unwavering solidarity in the ongoing crisis,' adding shortly thereafter that 'Canada’s position has not changed. We believe that Ukraine should be able to join NATO.' That last remark might have been an unintended slip, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

January 27, 2022

The hard part of any war effort is to get the public on side. It takes a well co-ordinated messaging strategy and speaking points. The U.S. usually employs scare tactics. This explains why its Secretary of State Antony Blinken has started warning his domestic audience that Russia could invade Ukrain...

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