Two forces have traditionally determined Canadian foreign policy: Support for empire and Canadian corporate interests abroad. Generally, these forces align. But occasionally they clash as has recently been the case with mining firms and China. Much of Canada’s powerful global mining industry opposes Ottawa following the US into conflict with its only “peer competitor”. As... Continue Reading →
Ottawa sides with unpopular government against Ecuador protesters
Once again Canada’s government is choosing to defend an unpopular neoliberal government against a popular uprising. The Trudeau government is hostile to popular protests roiling Ecuador. Ottawa worries that a regional ally might fall and that Canadian mining companies’ interests will be harmed. On June 13 the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) launched... Continue Reading →
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