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Amid Trump Failure to Get Pandemic Under Control, Canada Extends Border Closure With US

"The United States is not in a place where we would feel comfortable reopening those borders," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. 

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

Protesters hold a giant Palestinian flag as they walk across University Avenue in front of the U.S. consulate, during a demonstration against the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on in Toronto, Canada, December 9, 2017. (Photo: Giordano Ciampini/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

84 Percent of Canadians Want War Crimes Probe Into Israel

Poll after poll shows a stark conflict with the ruling Liberal Party’s close alliance with Israel and the general opinions of the Canadian population across the political spectrum.

Nora Barrows-Friedman ·

"Those who believe Canada should support a rules-based international order rather than the US empire, must continue to press Ottawa," writes Mugyenyi. (Photo: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Slams Canadian Actions

In his thorough critique, Jorge Arreaza detailed the Trudeau government’s support for Donald Trump’s aggression against Venezuela.

Bianca Mugyenyi ·

Climate campaigners in Canada and beyond and protested Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ongoing support for the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. (Photo: Greenpeace)

NDP Should Use Its Clout to Push Vulnerable Liberals to Take Urgent Climate Action

Trudeau has showboated as a climate champion even as his government bought the Transmountain pipeline.

Linda McQuaig ·

Protesters hold a giant Palestinian flag as they walk across University Avenue during a demonstration in Toronto, Canada, December 9, 2017. (Photo by Giordano Ciampini/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada

“Despite its peaceful reputation, Canada is not acting as a benevolent player on the international stage."

Ramzy Baroud ·

Activists with Insure Our Future gathered outside Liberty Mutual's Boston and Seattle offices in December 2019 to demand the insure company "take bold action in the face of the climate emergency and stop insuring fossil fuels."

Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Other Insurers After Swiss Company Ditches 'Climate-Wrecking' Trans Mountain Pipeline

"Zurich's decision to walk away from the pipeline just underlines how risky this project has become."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House February 13, 2017 in Washington, DC

How Ottawa is Driving Up the Cost of Infrastructure by Listening to Wall Street

Linda McQuaig ·

"Despite its peaceful reputation, Canada is not acting as a benevolent player on the international stage," states an open letter published by activists, artists, and academics on Tuesday. (Image: Canadian Foreign Policy Institute)

No—Argue Noam Chomsky, Roger Waters, Monia Mazigh, and 100+ Others—Canada Does Not Deserve UN Security Council Seat

"Despite its peaceful reputation, Canada is not acting as a benevolent player on the international stage," warns open letter from activists, artists, and academics.

Jon Queally, staff writer ·

The UN Security Council meets on the situation in Syria at UN headquarters in October 2019. (Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mary Altaffer)

Canada Missing in Action on Israel's Proposed Annexation of the West Bank

Canada has developed a debilitating case of diplomatic laryngitis on this issue.

Michael Lynk ·

Trudeau's doing a great deal to make the situation worse during this pandemic for some of the most vulnerable people on the planet. (Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Trudeau Should Lift Punishing Sanctions That Harm Vulnerable Nations

Ottawa’s sanctions appear primarily aimed at appeasing the U.S., which ruthlessly enforces sanctions against regimes it wishes to destabilize or overthrow.

Linda McQuaig ·