Foreign Affairs Archives - Page 4 of 6

Washington Enflamed By Tweets On 1812 White House Burning Anniversary

Oh come back proud Canadians, To before you had TV. No Hockey Night in Canada, There was no CBC. In 1812 Madison was mad, he was the President you know, Well he thought he’d tell the British, where they ou...

Text of Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) Leaked

Two weeks after Germany hinted at rejecting core provisions of the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA), trade advocates probably thought that the ground they were breaking was shifting uneasily. Yesterday, it fell...

Canada Sending Icebreakers to Arctic

In a recent development in Canada’s struggle for Arctic sovereignty, our government is sending two icebreakers to explore the Eastern side of the very Canadian sounding “Lomonosov Ridge.” Reasons for supporting...

Harper Responds to New Sanctions on Russia

After Canada issued new economic sanctions on Wednesday in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin responded with the diplomatic equivalent of “yeah? Well screw you too.” The Russian prime ...

Jason Kenney: U.S. Immigration Mistakes Are Great For Us

Speaking in West Vancouver, federal Minister of Employment Jason Kenney was happy to discuss the admittance of skilled immigrants into Canada in the face of the United States’ raging debate over immigration. If...

China: Canadian Christians Stole State Secrets, Helped North Korea

A Vancouver couple who had taught in Southern China for decades without issue, have been placed under investigation by China for stealing state secrets. Though, it almost seems as though Kevin and Julie Garratt...

Canada Blames China for NRC Espionage

Ah Espionage, an activity as sexy as the word sounds. Sharp tuxedos, beautiful Eastern European women, an evil fat guy with a monocle and a Russian accent, and shoe telephones. Although during the Cold War Cana...

New Detroit-Windsor Bridge Team Announced

Sorry, Matty Maroun, but the Detroit-Windsor bridge is going ahead as planned. In a press conference today in Windsor, ON, Canadian Transit Minister Lisa Raitt and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder named their r...

Chinese Hackers Try To Infiltrate National Research Council

Dammit China, if you wanted our maple syrup recipe, you could have just asked. Earlier today, our government announced that state-sponsored Chinese hackers have been spending the last month trying to infiltr...

Germany Has Problems With CETA, the Canada-EU Trade Agreement

Just when it looked like smooth sailing ahead for CETA (a proposed free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union) trouble struck as Germany reportedly rejected the terms of this multi-billion dolla...