Canadians say while they sympathize with Ukraine and believe Parliament should do everything possible to stop Russia’s invasion, they do not wish to see Canada involved in direct military intervention, according to an internal poll conducted for the federal government. “While participants reiterated a desire for Canada to assist in any way it could most…

President Joe Biden’s proposed $813 billion national security spending request to Congress includes $773 billion in direct allocations for the U.S. military with significant boosts in funding designed to counter the growing military threat in the western Pacific presented by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “This will be among the largest investments in our…

After the U.S. government issued a stern warning about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) role in the Russia-Ukraine war, the CCP criticized NATO in its domestic propaganda for using Ukraine to fight a proxy war. However, its stance internationally was ambiguous. The CCP adopts different propaganda strategies and focuses when targeting different audiences. The day…

Pennsylvania Senate President pro tempore Jake Corman on March 21 introduced a bill that would slash the state’s gas tax—the nation’s highest at 59 cents per gallon—by one-third, making Pennsylvania the 21st state with proposed legislation or pending executive actions attempting to offer consumers relief at the pump. Senate Bill 10, “The Consumer Gas Prices…

The invasion of Ukraine could reshape the international order. Will the West bond over freedom while China and Russia create the new autocratic powers? Join me and Brandon Weichert to discuss this topic. A new wave of translation is pushing to uncover the Communist Party’s hidden lies. The Great Translation Movement seeks to unveil what…

Europe is not the only fault line in global security amid Russia’s ongoing attacks against Ukraine, warns Defence Minister Anita Anand, while also emphasizing the need to address the threats from China’s “assertive activities.” Speaking at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence on March 11, Anand said that the war in Ukraine presents consequences for…

Former President Donald Trump said on March 10 that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “truly is a crime against humanity” that “never would have happened” if he were still in office. Trump made the comments during an interview with Fox News on Thursday night where he also took a swipe at Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I’m looking at these…

Ukraine’s armed forces on Sunday uploaded a video of what they said was a downed Russian jet crashing in flames in the eastern city of Kharkiv. Reuters has been unable to verify the claim. The location in the video matches that of buildings seen on satellite and street-level images of Kharkiv close to the city’s…

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, China’s short video platform Douyin, known as TikTok overseas, released a video showing an elementary school teacher telling students that Ukraine is a “prodigal” child of the former Soviet Union. In this video, a female teacher, whose face not shown, vehemently told dozens of sixth-grade students in class that Ukraine…

Canada is calling for Russia to be suspended from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on March 3. Trudeau said Canada is working with other allies in support of the move amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “Today, Canada and other close partners are calling to suspend Russia from Interpol,” he…