(Caption for photo–from his government’s presser on the Ukraine crisis–at top of the post: “Defence Minister Anita Anand, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly look on as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks, Jan. 26, 2022 in Ottawa. [Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press].”)
Anyone surprised by our “passive-aggressive” prime minister? All tuque and no skates–excerpts from a piece by a very sharp Globe and Mail columnist:
Trudeau’s dithering on Ukraine should fool no one
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As Russian President Vladimir Putin issues NATO an ultimatum calling for withdrawal from Eastern Europe, and amasses more than 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border, the Trudeau government is torn between courting Canadian voters of Ukrainian descent and its desire to propagate its delusionary self-image as a “helpful” player on the world stage…
We found out on Wednesday [Jan. 26] what “more” means after Mr. Trudeau announced an extension of Canada’s years-old military training mission in Ukraine, which had been expected. He also said Canada would provide non-lethal equipment to the country. In other words, Mr. Trudeau is trying to get away with doing as little as he possibly can…
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has repeated the same empty slogans as Mr. Trudeau in recent days, on the heels of a trip last week to Kyiv that was more ceremonial than anything else. It followed similar pilgrimages by her counterparts in other NATO countries and, hence, went unnoticed outside of Canada. It was just another example of playing to Ukrainian-Canadians at home…
Is this what Mr. Trudeau meant when he said Canada was back?
An enlightened foreign policy might have recognized long ago the benefits of reducing European dependence on Russian energy by promoting Canadian liquid natural gas exports to the continent, to prevent Mr. Putin from holding Europe hostage as he does now. But the Liberals refused to look beyond their own domestic political interests to Canada’s national interests [see tweets at end of the post].
What we are left with is a passive-aggressive mess that fools no one and only ensures yet more eye-rolling when Canada’s name comes up in international forums. None of our allies is looking to Canada for “help” on the Ukraine crisis; they know perfectly well they will not get it.
You want eye-rolling?
And that non-existent Canadian LNG supply:
The demand:
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And note how the Canadian military is stretched:
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And a post from June 2021:
‘The Incredible Lightness, and Arrogance, of Justin Trudeau, Part 2, or “how far Icarus has fallen”’
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Canada is back? From Norman Spector:
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Piece by one of Canada’s better columnists:
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And note this from very liberal and pro-PM Trudeau Toronto Star:
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