Daphne Bramham: Open doors for Ukrainians, even as Canada lags on promises to Afghans and Syrians

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 01:06:15 +0000

Canada’s new open-door policy for Ukrainians fleeing the war is welcomed by refugee advocates, but they question its fairness.

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Minerals Crucial to Clean Energy Transition Among Ripple Effects of War in Ukraine

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:52:09 +0000

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The venerable business of commodity trading, already in the news for the supply chain impacts of COVID, has moved to center stage with the war in Ukraine. Impacts of Russia’s invasion could ripple to manufacturing of all kinds, especially the clean energy transition we need to meet climate goals. COMMENTARY Within the first week of […]

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Conversations That Matter: What the Russian invasion of Ukraine means to Canada

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:00:58 +0000

On Feb. 24, Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian army to invade Ukraine. “It was a combination of irredentism, great Russian chauvinism and authoritarian rule in play and they have forced us to recast our thinking,” says Jeffrey Simpson, renowned journalist and Russian expert. By that, he means we have been fForced us to reshape our […]

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“End Imports of Russian Oil to Stop Financing Putin’s War”

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:57:59 +0000

NGOs also demand the country of origin for oil be made clear at petrol stations. The European Union should embargo all oil and gas imports from Russia in order to stop financing Putin’s war on Ukraine, say 25 European NGOs in a public appeal to leaders. The coalition is also demanding that the country of origin for […]

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Is Europe Truly Standing with Ukraine or Ridin’ with Putin?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 06:00:58 +0000

These are dark and sad days. For Europe, for freedom, for democracy, and most importantly for the people of Ukraine. As the world looks on in horror at Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe faces its biggest crisis in decades. As a European federation, we have partners in Ukraine. We offer them our wholehearted support and […]

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Telus and Shaw reverse decision and ban state-owned Russia Today TV for airing 'propaganda'

Credit to Author: Susan Lazaruk| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 23:46:45 +0000

Telus and Shaw TV reversed their positions of allowing RT TV in their lineups after the country’s other major telecom companies, Bell and Rogers, announced they were dropping the station.

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