In the 1930’s lots of American communists emigrated to Russia to pursue their vision of socialist utopia. In spite of their idealism, they were routinely rounded up and sent to the gulags where most of them died. Seems the same thing happened here in a more twisted version of the

Humor is one of the most effective ways of challenging Russian propagandists and their Canadian influencers. They really hate not being taken seriously. My quotes for this great Tom Blackwell piece about Nasha Canada🇨🇦Наша Канада nationalpost.com/news/canadian-…

Great news for Latvia + its allies! Congratulations to Baiba Braže for being named the new Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs! Latvia 🇱🇻 in Canada Canada in Latvia Latvia in NATO 🇱🇻

Great new podcast from two of Canada's leading foreign policy experts - and dear colleagues - Balkan Devlen J. Berkshire Miller, who look at the growing threats that Moscow + Beijing pose to our security and our values. Macdonald-Laurier Institute

👏Groundbreaking PACE resolution:

'The Assembly doesn't recognize Putin as the legitimate President and urges the Council of Europe, EU to end contact, except for humanitarian reasons and peace pursuit.'

A positive step. War and repression shouldn't earn legitimacy.

Todd Levethal is a legendary pioneer in countering foreign information operations. Read about his 25 years in the field here in this guest post. Todd Leventhal disinfowatch.org/25-years-of-co…

MLI's Senior Fellows have been busy in House of Commons and Senate of Canada Committees this past week.

Marcus Kolga 🇺🇦 on Russian influence ops.
Aaron Wudrick 🇨🇦 on capitalist vs. corporatist
Philip Cross on 🇨🇦's productivity crisis.

Our YouTube playlist -- MLI in Parliament:
youtube.com/watch?v=Ltz28w…

I love this. A vote of 100 to zero at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to sanction Vladimir Kara-Murza’s persecutors in Russia. No ambiguity about this at all. Thank you for your leadership Eerik N Kross

'The broad primary objective of #Russian information and influence operations is to distort our understanding of the world around us and ultimately, to manipulate and affect our #democratic processes and policy decisions. And this isn't new.'

MLI's Marcus Kolga 🇺🇦 in Senate of Canada committee.

My report on sanctioning all Russian officials on Kara-Murza List Vladimir Kara-Murza was passed by the Parliemantary Assembly of the Council of Europe with votes: 100 for, 0 against, no abstentions.

pace.coe.int/en/news/9432/p…

Why it’s critically important for Canada + allies to support the brave journalists + activists who are in the front lines fighting Lukashenka’s authoritarian repression and Russian disinformation with facts + truth:

“We must to everything possible and impossible to ensure that Russia does not win this war … without a free Ukraine there will be no free Belarus and without a free, independent and sovereign Belarus there will be a constant threat to Ukraine and our Western allies”.

Thoughtful words from a personal hero of mine Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Why Canada 🇨🇦 is investing in independent #journalism . #journalism matters #JournalismIsNotACrime

Fruitful visit to 🇨🇦!

👉 New sanctions, targeting 21 of Lukashenka's cronies.
👉 1 million CAD aid package for independent media.
👉 🇨🇦 launches strategic consultations on 3 tracks: media, human rights & sanctions.

Thank you, Minister Joly, for your solidarity & leadership!

The new Belarusian passport will send a decisive message to dictators that they do not own people, I told Steven Chase at 🇨🇦's The Globe and Mail. Democracy itself is now in danger. If we don't stop dictators, they might knock on your door in the future.
theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Minister Joly meets with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

To consult the readout: canada.ca/en/global-affa…

#Canada and our allies are failing to help Ukraine stop the carnage #Russia is raining down on Ukrainian cities. Protect Ukraine’s Skies! #Russia IsATerroristState
Statement from UCC: ucc.ca/2024/04/15/pro…

#Belarus Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are. In 2023, Lukashenka travelled to Iran to sign a 'cooperation roadmap' between the two countries, emphasizing the need for close collaboration to counter perceived 'threats' from the West. The new axis of evil.

Targeting Iranian terror drone production facilities to protect Israelis and Ukrainians might be appropriate.

Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones are attacking Kharkiv in Ukraine.

Iranian drones are attacking Israel.

Iran & Russia should be under crushing sanctions — a total embargo that bankrupts their economy & breaks their war machine.

Anything less will be reinforcing failure.