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“#Boots on the ground in Afghanistan<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Politics Insider for Aug. 20: Canadian troops coordinate with the U.S. to help Canadians and Afghans get out, Trudeau promises help for long-term care, and a reprieve for Annamie Paul\n <\/div>\n
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Canadian troops are on the ground in Afghanistan to co-ordinate with the United States to help get Canadians and Afghans out, Justin Trudeau said Thursday, the Globe<\/em> reports<\/a>: \u201cCanada has personnel on the ground now and we\u2019ll have more personnel arriving later today to help with the processing.\u201d<\/p>\n

He criticized the Taliban for limiting the movements of fleeing Afghans, and warned it would be \u201calmost impossible\u201d to get everyone out: \u201cUnless the Taliban shift their posture significantly, which is something the international community and Canada are working on, it is going to be very difficult to get many people out.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Maclean\u2019s<\/em>, Justin Ling<\/strong> writes about trying to find out what the parties seeking your vote have to say about the collapse of the Afghan government, and doesn\u2019t get much in the way of answers.<\/p>\n

For a thousand reasons, it\u2019s worth continuing to press these leaders for clarity on their position. Because it\u2019s one thing to, as Trudeau did, pledge reflection and introspection. It\u2019s quite another to say no to an ally in need of military assistance, or decline an invitation to launch airstrikes against a genocidal regime. If, or maybe more accurately when, we get there, it would be nice to have a government which has already elucidated the principles which govern its engagement. Will Canada put boots on the ground? Will it topple one government in favour of another? Will it stay behind to do counter-insurgency? Will its peacekeeping forces do patrols, or will they stay inside the wire?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the Ottawa Citizen<\/em>, David Pugliese<\/strong> goes through his files and reminds us<\/a> that many important people were totally wrong about the whole thing.<\/p>\n

Liberal Senator Colin Kenny<\/strong> warned in 2009 that the Afghan mission was futile. \u201cWhat we hoped to accomplish in Afghanistan has proved to be impossible,\u201d Kenny noted. \u201cWe are hurtling toward a Vietnam ending,\u201d Then Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance<\/strong> rebuked Kenny for his \u201cuninformed\u201d opinion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Long-term care help:<\/strong> Trudeau made his Afghan comments at a campaign stop in Victoria where he unveiled a campaign promise: $9 billion for Canada\u2019s long-term care sector, CBC reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Long-term care residents accounted for around 80 per cent\u00a0of all reported COVID-19 deaths during the first wave of the pandemic, and\u00a0continued to account for\u00a0a disproportionate share of deaths until vaccines were made widely available.\u00a0Trudeau said a Liberal government also\u00a0would push for a new $25 per hour minimum wage for personal support workers \u2014 although achieving that new standard would require cooperation from the provinces and territories.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

O\u2019Toole pro-choice:<\/strong> In Ottawa, Erin O\u2019Toole<\/strong> pushed pack against Liberal claims that he\u2019s just \u201cpretending\u201d to support a woman\u2019s right to choose, CBC reports<\/a>. \u201cLet me be perfectly clear. As a pro-choice leader of this party, I will make sure that we defend the rights of women to make the choice for themselves with respect to their own health. We will make sure abortion services are available from one ocean to the other.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Toole was responding to a tweet thread<\/a> from Liberal MP Maryam Monsef<\/strong> , who cast doubt on O\u2019Toole\u2019s position, a normal feature of Liberal-Conservative battles in Canadian election campaigns.<\/p>\n
Singh promises health money:<\/strong> Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh went to\u00a0the Conservative-held riding of Edmonton Griesbach to take shots at Jason Kenney\u2019s and promise a $250 million Critical Shortages Fund to address the shortage of nurses and health care workers, the Edmonton Journal reports<\/a>.So does Blanchet:<\/strong> Yves-Fran\u00e7ois Blanchet<\/strong> hit the same subject in Gatineau, promising to support premiers who are demanding $28 billion in fresh federal health spending, La Presse<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/section>\n

Reprieve for Paul:<\/strong> Green Party Leader Annamie Paul has some new allies on the party\u2019s federal council, the Canadian Press reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the National Post<\/em>, Tasha Kheiriddin<\/strong> ponders<\/a> Trudeau\u2019s comment Wednesday that he \u201cdoesn\u2019t think about monetary policy,\u201d and sees an opening for opposition critiques.<\/p>\n

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All leaders have a scant 35 days to score their points, in an atmosphere of pandemic uncertainty and financial anxiety. If the opposition succeed in dragging the Liberals onto economic terrain, and attacking from both the left and the right on issues of affordability<\/strong>, their incumbent advantage could melt away.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sinclair speaks:<\/strong> In Maclean\u2019s<\/em>, Marie-Danielle Smith<\/strong> has a long interview with Murray Sinclair<\/strong>, in which he reveals, among other interesting things, that he was asked if he wanted to be\u00a0governor general<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Q: The first Indigenous governor general was just app<\/a>ointed. Do you think it\u2019s possible to use a role so deeply imbued with colonialism to advance reconciliation?<\/strong>
A: It\u2019s an open secret, I think, but people know that I was asked early on if I would allow my name to stand for nomination for governor general. And I said no. I\u2019m too old, first of all. And I want to spend time with my family. But I said I never was opposed to an Indigenous person becoming governor general. I said it\u2019s perfectly apt for us to think about it. The governor general should be the one to help repair the relationship between Indigenous people and the Crown. And the Crown is represented by human beings, but the Crown is really a nation, the British Empire, and so the question is: do we really want to be part of the British Empire anymore?\u00a0<\/strong>I think that\u2019s a realistic question. But if there is merit to maintaining that relationship, then who better to carry out the Crown\u2019s obligations with regard to the treaties than an Indigenous person?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Unvaxed exile:<\/strong> In Toronto, Doug Ford\u2019s<\/strong> ultimatum to two unvaccinated MPPs was to lead to the ejection of a defiant Rick Nicholls<\/strong>, QP briefing reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PCs sorry for scam:<\/strong> The Ontario Progressive Conservatives apologized Thursday for mailing out fake \u201cinvoices\u201d soliciting cash, the Star reports. The request for payment for the Tories\u2019 \u201celection readiness fund\u201d\u00a0was designed to look like an overdue bill.<\/p>\n

The Bulldog<\/strong>: In other\u00a0Maclean\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0election coverage:<\/p>\n

\u2013Philippe J. Fournier<\/strong> looks at the latest Abacus Data poll, which shows an uptick in dissatisfaction with the federal government. The numbers could be troubling for Justin Trudeau.<\/p>\n

\u2013Fatima Syed<\/strong> has an election story about a leader\u2019s school yearbook. But don\u2019t worry, this is nothing like that other one. It turns out that in Grade 8, Erin O\u2019Toole (aka \u2018Erin O\u2019) had a particular vision for what he might grow up to be.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Stephen Maher<\/strong><\/p>\n

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