The rule of law holds firm in BC this week as Premier Eby acknowledges he made a massive error in judgement: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic.... You don’t come to terms with the liability decades of unlawfulness by throwing out the laws that govern free and equal peoples
Caylan deserves a hearing. She's a thoughtful former colleague, and even if my politics differ from hers I believe citizens should hear a range of opinions before making their decision. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ICYMI: The impressive @vassb.bsky.social lays out an agenda for recovering Canada's lost #digitalsovereignty www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
A new trade bloc for Canada may be emerging - starting with digital commerce and growing to other sectors from there.
My latest Substack explores one of the "middle power alliances" touted by Mark Carney as it takes shape benrowswell.substack.com/p/a-new-agre...
A mis amigos venezolanos aquí en Canadá: ¿Como es la situación con los #DDHH en #Venezuela bajo la presidencia de Delcy Rodriguez? ¿Ha cambiado algo la intervencion militar de los EEUU? Las respuestas de #AlertaVzlaDDHH mañana 7.00 pm hora del este en vivo por Instagram
Victor Orban proved that illiberal democracy is just as much a threat to human freedom as any other kind of authoritarianism. If you extinguish rights than winning 50% of any election is just a tig leaf for repression www.euronews.com/my-europe/20.... Liberalism is the essence of democracy
Thrilled to have been invited back to CBC/Radio-Canada's "Just Asking" program yesterday, along with @benrowswell.bsky.social and @jennkav.bsky.social. We discussed the prospects & conditions for successful ceasefire agreement in Iran (which have since, predictably, failed).
Have a listen!
“Don’t put your faith in violence” as a means to deal with the Iran nuclear threat.
Thanks to Just Asking with Saroja Coelho for hosting a thought-provoking discussion on the #Iran war www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Have questions about the negotiations underway between the U.S. and #Iran? Call CBC #JustAsking to ask me, international law guru @snolke.bsky.social and U.S. national security expert @jennkav.bsky.social : 4 to 5 pm today www.cbc.ca/radio/justas...
Worried about polarization in Canada? I invite you to take the interactive survey that the brilliant @digitalpublicsquare.org has released - it will give you hope. canadaistalking.com/polarization/
And I look forward to meeting fellow Hoya @jennkav.bsky.social
Me too Sabine! I look forward to hearing your views in the studio tomorrow
And, of course, Trump and his cronies will be profiting as well. Like the colonies of old, Venezuela will now be bled dry by a collaborative kleptocracy.
Former U.S. Ambassador Feely calls it correctly: #Venezuela is a modern-day colony, its sovereignty extinguished by an empire and its local lackey, “Viceroy” Delcy Rodriguez elpais.com/america/2026...
It was an honour to offer a eulogy to my mentor, David Malone, at his memorial yesterday. In preparing my remarks, I was reminded again of his extraordinary pen This damning assessment of our foreign policy in the early 2010s reveals enduring truths reviewcanada.ca/magazine/201...
Italians votes for the rule of law. This is democracies protect themselves www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Strong evidence to suggest that the U.S. State Department decision to relax its travel advisory for #Venezuela was politically motivated. Firing 100s of professional U.S. diplomats may lead to Americans dying due to deteriorating government professionalism
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Neomar's chest collapsed when a regime thug fired a tear gas canister directly into the crowd instead of into the air, violating the rules of engagement without reprimand from his superiors. I have a sense there will be many more Neomars before the U.S.-backed dictatorship is finally overthrown
I will never forget one of Gonzalez Lopez' victims - a 17 year old named Neomar Lander who died while protestingright in front of the Canadian Embassy I led at the time.
Venezuela's new defence minister, General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez, issued orders to kill unarmed protesters when he was in the Interior Ministry. Any hope of a democratic transition is diminishing day by day as the Chavista regime consolidates under its new US patrons www.nbcnews.com/world/venezu...
"Realpolitik turned to realdummkopf" - Canada's incoherence over the #Iran war boiled down to its essence.
thewalrus.ca/canada-backe... Better to base our #Iran strategy on Canada's actual interests, in coordination with Canada's actual allies. Even if that upsetting a hostile foreign leader
As I mentioned to Andrew Nichols on CBC, the Iran war requires us to "take the Davos speech seriously, and apply it to fundamental issues of war and peace, not just trade." Let's prioritize the most important issues first.
Step 4: Determine how liberal democracies/Middle Powers approach the two warring parties - U.S./Israel and Iran, to return stability to what they have destabilized
Step 3: Build a common position with those who share Canada's interest - fellow liberal democracies, the "Middle Powers" of the PM's Davos speech.
Step 2: Be clear on Canada's interest. We need regional and global stability; this war generates instability.
Step 1: Get Canadians out of harm's way. All our assets should be devoted to helping any that seek to evacuate to evacuate
Years from now, Canada's foreign policy will be more shaped by our reaction to the #Iran war than the #Davos speech. That's why it's essential to achieve coherence to the Canadian position on the war. Here's how to start www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Having our own nuclear weapons and relying on those of allies are two different things. As the willingness of the U.S. to protect Canada shrinks, we need a new nuclear umbrella with allies who respect our sovereignty. Peter Jones lays out what that could look like.
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The one constant in all attempts at regime change is tremendous amounts of violence. Take it from someone who saw the violence in both #Iraq and #Afghanistan years after odious regimes in both countries were toppled. My interview on
@thecic podcast podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n... #Iran