Hold the North

Lloyd Axworthy argues in “Canada’s Sovereignty: A Wake Up Call” that Prime Minister Carney was right to call Donald Trump’s tariffs an attack on Canadian sovereignty. He says Canada must reduce its dependence on the United States.

Lloyd Axworthy says Canada has quietly ended participation in peacekeeping missions in Kosovo, Cyprus, South Sudan, the Sinai and the DRC, with personnel reassigned to work closer to home. He calls it the end of Canada’s role as a peace-minded middle power.

Lloyd Axworthy argues that Canada should reclaim its nuclear judgement and apply the same rules to civilian nuclear cooperation everywhere. He says Canada has grown too quiet on nuclear proliferation and should launch a new parliamentary inquiry into nuclear policy.

Lloyd Axworthy says Canada must defend the International Criminal Court, arguing the United States has launched a campaign to weaken and intimidate it. He says Canada should take concrete action to support the court.

Charlie Angus questions NovaRed Mining’s decision to appoint Katie Zacharia to its advisory board after bringing on Kristi Noem, amid controversy over the company’s British Columbia mining plans.