New cold war needs action from Ottawa


Source: theglobeandmail.com theglobeandmail.com

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Budgets are about choices. With Tuesday’s budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hasn’t confronted the growing threat to Canada’s security from both Russia and China. This budget puts the security of Canadians at risk, and puts at risk as well Canada’s commitment to the Western alliance. The world has entered another cold war, one even more dangerous than the last. This war has seen NATO training and arming Ukrainian troops to kill Russian troops who invaded their country. This war has seen China openly threatening to invade Taiwan. It’s not really cold at all. In such a world, Canada’s highest priority...