Since Russia began its special military operation in Ukraine, the Trudeau government, like some NATO governments, has strongly favoured the Ukrainian government of Volodmyr Zelensky with large tranches of funding and lethal weapons. Zelensky was honoured by the Trudeau government with a rare address to a joint sitting of Parliament on March 15, at which Zelensky received praise from every party leader in the House of Commons and several standing ovations. On that occasion, Trudeau promised Zelensky every more support in the form of more lethal weapons and in sanctions on Russia. On top of Canadian government support for Ukraine, the Canadian media has taken a strongly partisan position in support of Zelensky’s government and has participated very eagerly in the vilification of Russian President Putin and his government.
Less well-known, however, among is Canadian public is the fact that many Canadians have volunteered for military service in the Ukraine in a new branch of its military, established by Zelensky, called The International Legion of Defence of Ukraine. According to a segment of the CBC’s The Current on March 25, 550 Canadians had already arrived to fight for Ukraine, almost enough to form a battalion of their own.
The Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War, a long-established peace organization in Hamilton, Ontario, issued a statement on April 4, 2022, in which it called for the federal government to enforce its own legislation to prevent the recruitment of Canadians as fighters for Ukraine.
The statement notes that “in the wake of the war hysteria over Ukraine that is gripping this country, respect for the rule of law is being over-ridden by government officials and is escalating the conflict.” (more...)
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