Canada must take ethical stance to stop bloodshed in Yemen

With raging COVID-19 cases, cholera outbreaks and economic collapse, Yemenis are in a state of acute malnutrition and hopelessness. Yemen has no global diaspora, no social media presence, and no seat at any international decision-making table.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should cancel our shipments of combat machinery to Saudi Arabia. Unlike the Ukrainians under attack by Russia, the Yemenis offer no domestic political capital to our well-disposed politicians. Yemen, unfortunately, is on its own, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

March 2, 2022

Canada’s foreign policy is now tethered to what the Trudeau government calls a “rules-based order.” At first glance, this sounds sensible and morally satisfying: of course, there should be rules and they must be respected. Otherwise there would be complete chaos in the world. Annoying question...

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