Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors
Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with on the ground believe the death toll from recent back-to-back earthquakes there ‘will be at least 100,000 people.’
GG, diplomats rally for Ukraine
On Feb. 20, Governor General Mary Simon joined the Friends of Ukraine Diplomatic Group, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Ukrainian National Federation, and Café Ukraine for a solidarity rally in Ottawa on the Flora Footbridge, where the assembled crowd unfurled a 30-metre-long Ukrainian flag ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Korea throws pair of parties
Thailand marks national day and Finland hosts house party
Thailand marks national day Finland hosts house party
‘Better communication, coordination, and possibly regulation needed’ for aerial objects, says former defence minister
David Pratt says he believes NORAD had no option but to take down the objects to prevent them from posing a danger, but Janice Stein says nations need to notify each other when they launch weather balloons which should have electronic signatures. ‘This is called governance.’
Diplomatic Circles: Albania, Barbados, and UAE throw parties
Albania celebrates national day Barbados fêtes at the NAC UAE throws museum party
Boosting Canada’s NATO presence in Latvia by 2024 an ‘optimistic’ and ‘optimal’ timeline, says envoy
In a wide-ranging interview, Latvian Ambassador Kaspars Ozoliņš talks the Canadian-led NATO deployment on Russia’s border, the war in Ukraine, energy co-operation, and a busy first year in Ottawa.
It’s a momentous year for Canada-Japan relations
As we face a severe geopolitical situation, the strategic partnership between Canada and Japan has become even more important.
Canadian-facilitated Cameroon peace process right approach, but fraught with challenges, say analysts
The Cameroonian government said it hasn’t ‘entrusted’ a foreign country with a mediation role in the peace process days after Canada said it has accepted the mandate.
Progressive Afghan women in dangerous limbo, while we wring our hands uselessly
Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s ’empowerment programs’ during the war? You would think so, but it isn’t happening quickly enough for a group of six MPs, from all parties, who have been lobbying government since October to get eight especially vulnerable Afghan women to safety.
