A group of prominent former politicians and current academics is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to change his tone on the possibility of arrest warrants for senior Israeli leaders.
In a joint letter, the group calls on Trudeau to stop suggesting the International Criminal Court is committing false equivalency by requesting charges against leaders of both Hamas and Israel.Former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy and former attorney general Allan Rock are among dozens who say Trudeau's comments undermine his stated support for the court.
They say this should include a pledge to co-operate with any requests, including for arrests, and to condemn threats against the court's judges.Liberal parliamentarians are criticizing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre over a new video in which he promotes the idea that some Canadians are 'fleeing' Canada to live in Nicaragua because they can't afford a house in this country.
'Bigger and better and stronger than ever': Covered Bridge Chips president sets sights for late 2025 rebuild after fire An email from 2016 detailing the day Jeremy Harrison reportedly brought a gun into the legislative building shows that security were unaware of the former Government House Leader's visit.Northern Ont. inquest hears events leading up to fatal police shooting
An unknown Newfoundland soldier, who fought and died on the battlefields in northeastern France during the First World War, is back home this weekend for the first time in more than a hundred years.'Bigger and better and stronger than ever': Covered Bridge Chips president sets sights for late 2025 rebuild after fire
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