Sunday, September 03, 2017

My Opinion piece in Toronto Star: Canada must join allies to solve North Korean crisis


https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2017/09/03/canada-must-join-allies-to-solve-north-korean-crisis.html

It is time for our government to state clearly that Canada condemns China’s continued sly backing of its atrocious North Korean ally.

China is obstructing the deeply held aspirations of Korean people to reunite their broken country, and rebuild a peaceful, prosperous and democratic nation on the Korean peninsula.

Sixty-seven years ago Canada made a military commitment to defend South Korea against North Korean and Chinese military aggression, at a loss of more than 500 Canadian lives. Whether Canada really is back in international diplomacy now, and is prepared to again stand firm against a much greater threat from North Korea backed by China today, remains to be seen.

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