March 10: ‘We should understand the predicament of Russian players and not act carelessly.’ Should Ovechkin take a side in the war? Plus other letters to the editor
: We should boycott all corporations who continue to do business in Russia. The taxes they pay contribute to the war effort that is killing families in Ukraine.
Instead, donate unspent money to organizations such as the Red Cross that provide humanitarian relief to Ukrainians.Any chance the government will create a daily checklist of North American companies that continue to do business with and in Russia and Belarus? Probably not – it would embarrass them – but it would be a handy tool so that Canadians know who not to do business with.Russia is not the only country where the West has been blind. When China joined the World Trade Organization, there were broadly held assumptions that it would evolve into a market economy bound by a rules-based system.
As China opened up and grew wealthier, so the argument went, it would liberalize with the rule of law, respect for human rights and a free media and democracy. These predictions were nothing but wishful thinking. China is perhaps the only country that could have greater influence on Russia, but it chose to abstain from voting at the United Nations Security Council. If there are any naive politicians left, they should wise up soon: If they don’t learn from Russia, it will be repeated with China.
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