Canadian Foreign Policy & Affairs II

[Truenorth00]

Canada to host the 70th NATO summit in Montreal just two weeks after the US Elections.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/cana...real-1.6952105

That should be interesting....

[acottawa]

Originally Posted by Truenorth00

Canada to host the 70th NATO summit in Montreal just two weeks after the US Elections.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/cana...real-1.6952105

That should be interesting....

The parliamentary assembly will still be the lame duck congress participation.

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by Truenorth00

Canada to host the 70th NATO summit in Montreal just two weeks after the US Elections.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/cana...real-1.6952105

That should be interesting....

Not a/the summit. Just parliamentary assembly.

[Truenorth00]

Originally Posted by YOWetal

Not a/the summit. Just parliamentary assembly.

My mistake. You're right. Should be interesting nevertheless. Both given the timing and the flack we've seen getting for underspending.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Truenorth00

Canada to host the 70th NATO summit in Montreal just two weeks after the US Elections.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/cana...real-1.6952105

That should be interesting....

Dear God, didn’t we learn our lesson after the last fiasco.

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Dear God, didn’t we learn our lesson after the last fiasco.

What was the last fiasco?

[O-tacular]

I still remember all the military jets flying overhead when the G8 was in Calgary. This will be even more interesting.

[acottawa]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

I still remember all the military jets flying overhead when the G8 was in Calgary. This will be even more interesting.

The Parliamentary Assembly is backbenchers. Julie Dzerowicz is Canada’s head of delegation. I would not expect a big security operation.

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

I still remember all the military jets flying overhead when the G8 was in Calgary. This will be even more interesting.

As AC says Apples and blueberries. Calgary ( Kanaskis) is hosting the G7 again next summer so you can look forward to jets then.

[whatnext]

Just a reminder that the Russian scum continue their war on Ukraine:

Russian airstrikes kill at least 36 in Ukraine, damage Kyiv children's hospital
Deadly attacks also occurred Monday in the cities of Kryvyi Rih and Pokrovsk
Thomson Reuters · Posted: Jul 08, 2024 6:16 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Russia blasted the main children's hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 36 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.

Parents holding babies walked in the street outside, dazed and sobbing after the rare daylight aerial attack. Windows were smashed and panels ripped off, and hundreds of Kyiv residents were helping clear debris.…

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukrain...ital-1.7256892

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Just a reminder that the Russian scum continue their war on Ukraine:

Russian airstrikes kill at least 36 in Ukraine, damage Kyiv children's hospital
Deadly attacks also occurred Monday in the cities of Kryvyi Rih and Pokrovsk
Thomson Reuters · Posted: Jul 08, 2024 6:16 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Russia blasted the main children's hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 36 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.

Parents holding babies walked in the street outside, dazed and sobbing after the rare daylight aerial attack. Windows were smashed and panels ripped off, and hundreds of Kyiv residents were helping clear debris.…

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukrain...ital-1.7256892

Hospitals get hit in wars. This was likely done on purpose. Designed to make Ukraine shift resources to Kyiv and feel resistance is hopeless. Small chance it was an accident. The Ukrainians certainly weren`t firing missiles from the hospital nor would there even be soliders there as a childrens hospital.

[O-tacular]

Sounds like a plan is about to be presented for Canada to reach 2% spending on our military. Subs appear to be a big part of it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...urce=applenews

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Sounds like a plan is about to be presented for Canada to reach 2% spending on our military. Subs appear to be a big part of it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...urce=applenews

What's the earliest one might see a new Canadian submarine? Sometime post-2035?