‘Not the time for weak words’: MPs, Senators with ties to Ukraine urge action against Russia

Canada has immediately stopped all export permits for Russia, cancelled existing permits, and sanctioned Russian oligarchs.

Conservative Senator Denise Batters, left, ISG Senator Stan Kutcher, and Liberal MP Yvan Baker spoke of their grave concern for Ukraine’s sovereignty following Russia’s ‘unprovoked’ attack on the neighbouring country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Stan Kutcher and Yvan Baker

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

February 24, 2022

With Russia’s military advance and missile fire underway, MPs and Senators with “deep ties” to Ukraine spoke of their horror, sadness, and outrage watching the country under attack, stressing the need for immediate Canadian action in the face of a destabilizing ...

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