Week in Review (Mar 10-16, 2025)

Canada and the World

  • Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney was sworn in on 14 March .
  • Because Carney was not elected in a general election, he is likely to call a federal election soon – hoping to consolidate his
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Weekly Review (Mar 3–9, 2025)

Canada and the World

  • A new leader. The Liberal Party of Canada elects Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. Online voting started on February 26. Of the nearly 400,000 Liberals who
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Sample letter to send to Canadian MPs

LNAK encourages Canadians to write to their MPs, as well as to candidates running in the upcoming federal election. Let’s let the Canadian government know what we expect from them in these turbulent times, as the United States cozies up … ...

Demonstration at the US Consulate in Toronto

Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian Canadians stand with Ukrainians outside the US Consulate in Toronto on March 3, 2025, protesting Trump’s contemptuous treatment of Zelensky and his flattery of Putin. … ...

Weekly Review (Feb 24–Mar 2, 2025)

Canada and the World

● Trump says that the 25% tariff on most Canadian goods will take effect on March 4. The announcement comes after weeks of chaotic messages from the US President.

● Trudeau said that Canada is preparing … ...

UCC Statement on Trump’s attack on President Zelenskyy

Alexandra Chyczij, National President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump and JD Vance’s attack on President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people:
The shameful attack by Trump and Vance on President Zelenskyy
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Weekly Review (Feb 16-22, 2025)

Canada and our neighbour

  • Best hockey game (speaking of of recent events) Canada convincingly showed its hockey superiority over the United States, Finland and Sweden. Team Canada defeats Team USA 3-2 in extra time in the 4 Nations Championship.
  • The
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This Sunday: Call to Action for Ukraine

The third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is only a few days away.

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress has issued an emotional call for us to give one hour of our time and join them on Sunday, February 23 … ...