As Prime Minister Mark Carney said at Davis, Canada must take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be. The old days are done. The U.S. is no longer a friendly ally. Under Donald Trump, the United States has become an adversary & threat to international peace & security.

“Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s civilization violated the Geneva Convention, making him a war criminal.” thewhig.com/opinion/johsto…

Virginia, if you haven’t done it already, make a plan to vote YES on the redistricting referendum. You can vote early by April 18 or on Election Day, April 21. Find your polling place at IWillVote.com/VA.

When Gasoline Retailers Prefer to Run Out of Gas Rather than Raise Prices open.substack.com/pub/wallsandbr…

The young people in our The Obama Foundation Leaders program give me hope. One of those leaders, Luisa Neubauer, is working to fight climate change and recently traveled to Antarctica. This Earth Day, I hope you'll check out her incredible story.

@WeSpeakTruths JOHNSTON: Humanitarian crisis in Sudan is the world’s worst | The Kingston Whig Standard thewhig.com/opinion/johnst…

Vaccines work & save lives!!!

It Is Nonsensical to Expect *Any* Canadian Government to Negotiate a Trade Agreement with *Any* U.S. Government in Less Than a Year open.substack.com/pub/wallsandbr…

Prince Harry is his mother’s son. On the day that the prince visits war-torn Ukraine to refocus the world on the Russian perpetrated genocide, let us recall how his mother put herself in harms way, championing a landmine ban after she divorced Charles. thewhig.com/2017/08/31/dia…

There are moments in history that come rarely—and change everything. Yesterday in Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron pointed to one of them. When the American, Russian and Chinese presidents find themselves aligned in weakening Europe, the message is unmistakable. Our fragmentation is their

Canada & our allies/friends should boycott Trump’s G20 event, convening an alternative G20 gathering.

Orban resigns from his parliamentary seat The question now is: Moscow or Rostov?

“Hunger is tightening its grip as the lean season closes in,” UN Emergency Coordinator Tom Fletcher said of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. “Hundreds of thousands of children are acutely malnourished, with millions being deprived of an education.” thewhig.com/opinion/johnst…

Now, just imagine if the Premier had allowed the Basic Income Pilot to run its course. We could have used the evidence to make real changes to address deep poverty in Ontario. Such a bad decision and such a waste. thestar.com/politics/polit…

Good grief!🇬🇧

Our healthcare system is already stretched to the brink - the last thing we should be seeing right now is workforce cuts at hospitals like The Ottawa Hospital. The province needs to step up and properly fund our hospitals. This isn’t optional - it’s about people’s lives. Cuts

“I call on responsible domestic and international investors to refrain from acquiring assets linked to the mafia; otherwise, they may find themselves facing the National Office for Asset Recovery and Protection.”

“I have also been informed that several oligarch families have already left the country…”

The 2001 Air Canada Predation Case: The Legal Case that Gave My Career Its Direction open.substack.com/pub/wallsandbr…