The most important nuclear conversation is to dissuade the public that the world might be able to weather a tactical (regionally contained) nuclear war. The narrative mills will perk up when approaching this.
Unfortunately, the Liberal Party has always been the continentalist party, providing diplomatic cover for the U.S. (e.g. Canada's treacherous role on the International Control Commission in Vietnam), voting with the U.S. against anti-colonial resolutions (e.g. many resolutions calling for opposing Israel's crimes against Palestinian humanity). The Conservatives have been just as bad, with the exception of the Diefenbaker era (rejection of nuclear bases in Canada). Carney has shown himself to back down (e.g. maintaining a media tax against American media companies). He offers a Orwellian "principled pragmatism", which is meant to appease Trump while seemingly defending Canadian interests. His vision is that of a return to the old set of tariff relationships between Canada and the U.S. Meanwhile, he is copying the authoritarian and anti-humanistic playbook of the American government with legislation that curtails civil liberties, punishes immigrants and refugees, and centralizes authoritarian practices. His vision of Canada is that of degradation of our international commitments to lawfulness (e.g. allowing war materiel to slip through U.S. borders and onto the genocidal state of Israel). His national vision is one of anti-climate pipelines and tar sands oil exports, while so much of the rest of the world (except the U.S.) is investing heavily in solar and wind. Carney's vision is a non-vision, just perpetuating the failing status quo. The real alternative lies with Avi Lewis.
Thanks to reader Peter S. who pointed out that the newsletter today contained the following: "Last week we dubbed Pope Leo the new “anti-Trump” when he spoke out passionately against the war on Iran, *invoking* the social media scorn of President Trump” (emphasis added).
Of course I meant "evoking", not "invoking", which suggests that the pope wanted to call for the president's scorn. The line has been corrected!
The most important nuclear conversation is to dissuade the public that the world might be able to weather a tactical (regionally contained) nuclear war. The narrative mills will perk up when approaching this.
Unfortunately, the Liberal Party has always been the continentalist party, providing diplomatic cover for the U.S. (e.g. Canada's treacherous role on the International Control Commission in Vietnam), voting with the U.S. against anti-colonial resolutions (e.g. many resolutions calling for opposing Israel's crimes against Palestinian humanity). The Conservatives have been just as bad, with the exception of the Diefenbaker era (rejection of nuclear bases in Canada). Carney has shown himself to back down (e.g. maintaining a media tax against American media companies). He offers a Orwellian "principled pragmatism", which is meant to appease Trump while seemingly defending Canadian interests. His vision is that of a return to the old set of tariff relationships between Canada and the U.S. Meanwhile, he is copying the authoritarian and anti-humanistic playbook of the American government with legislation that curtails civil liberties, punishes immigrants and refugees, and centralizes authoritarian practices. His vision of Canada is that of degradation of our international commitments to lawfulness (e.g. allowing war materiel to slip through U.S. borders and onto the genocidal state of Israel). His national vision is one of anti-climate pipelines and tar sands oil exports, while so much of the rest of the world (except the U.S.) is investing heavily in solar and wind. Carney's vision is a non-vision, just perpetuating the failing status quo. The real alternative lies with Avi Lewis.
Thanks to reader Peter S. who pointed out that the newsletter today contained the following: "Last week we dubbed Pope Leo the new “anti-Trump” when he spoke out passionately against the war on Iran, *invoking* the social media scorn of President Trump” (emphasis added).
Of course I meant "evoking", not "invoking", which suggests that the pope wanted to call for the president's scorn. The line has been corrected!
Certainly, Canada might, and Canada should!