Letters to the editor: ‘We certainly should be able to defend our shores.’ Defence spending, plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 4

In today’s letters to the editor: Defence obligations; Ukraine war; federal budget; India; George Orwell; Alberta pension; retirement

He does not, however, reflect on a much more serious strategic implication. As we whittle away at our own expenditures, we de facto increase our reliance on theWe may not need the capability to wage a war in Asia, but we certainly should be able to defend our shores – and meet the obligations of our membership in the“Ukrainian boy injured in deadly strike walks long road to recovery”has wrought on the Ukrainian people for no reason other than his own ego.

When Mr. Coyne considers the above, “there is simply no comparison” between the good guys and the others. But why compare? He warns against, or whataboutism, while seeming to play a twisted version of the game himself.“Orwell would have something to say about Canada’s moment in the global spotlight” “Each word taken alone is sleep-inducing,” the New Republic sniffed at the time. “Taken together, they are virtually lethal.”where this country has veered from its customary diffidence by making global headlines in the past few weeks. However, I predict that Canada will soon return to being considered boring. Boring is good.George Orwell was not on the side of cowards, avoiding conflict because it would be inconvenient.

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