Posts Tagged With: foreign policy
Remembering the Victoria mutiny
On December 21, 2011, I helped commemorate a forgotten mutiny of French-Canadian soldiers that occurred 93 years ago at the corner of Fort and Quadra streets in downtown Victoria, as the 259th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (Siberia) embarked for the port of Vladivostok and service in the Russian Civil War. I first discovered … Continue reading
Big defence spending the wrong priority
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 7 February 2007 The Conservative government’s decision to spend $3.4 billion on four “super-jets” is good news for defence contractors, but bad news for ordinary Canadians who support other priorities. Climate change, child care, housing and health and education require a substantial injection of federal funds. … Continue reading
People before profit
Letter to Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 7 May 2003 Re: Letters, “Harper Speakers for Most Canadians,” May 7. “Canadianess” is not only defined in terms of opposition to US foreign policy. In many areas of social policy, Canadians have succeeded in forcing their governments to act in the common interest. Universal Medicare is … Continue reading
Stop bombing, start talking
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 21 April 1999 Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced in the House of Commons on April 21 that Canada will “send some ground troops” into Yugoslavia if our NATO allies do. “We won’t be the one not to be a member of the team.” Canada should not … Continue reading
