{"id":10325,"date":"2022-02-25T05:32:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T10:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/?p=10325"},"modified":"2022-02-25T01:18:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T06:18:33","slug":"roundup-reaction-to-russias-further-invasion-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/2022\/02\/25\/roundup-reaction-to-russias-further-invasion-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: Reaction to Russia&#8217;s further invasion of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russian forces have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/2022\/02\/24\/russia-ukraine-updates-canada-world-february-24.html\">advancing<\/a> in Ukraine, but not without opposition. Shelling continues against several Ukrainian cities and into Kyiv itself, as people are taking shelter in the metro. Closer to home, prime minister Justin Trudeau announced another round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/federal\/2022\/02\/24\/canadas-embassy-staff-leaves-ukraine.html\">tougher sanctions<\/a> against Russian oligarchs and other key leaders, and there is talk that yet more sanctions are on the way, but it also sounds like there is some difficulty in getting all of our allies on-side, and the thing about these kinds of sanctions is that everyone needs to do them so that there aren\u2019t loopholes that Russia can slip through. (Trudeau also announced measures to help Canadians in Ukraine get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/consular-services-canadians-ukraine-1.6363306\">safe passage<\/a> to neighbouring countries, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/ukraine-canada-immigration-measures-crisis-response-1.6362957\">expeditated<\/a> immigration processing for Ukrainians).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chrystia Freeland also delivered a message to Ukrainian- Canadians in the mother tongue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UTiZyTfDih\">pic.twitter.com\/UTiZyTfDih<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspotweet\/status\/1496926898034724867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But one of the biggest measures\u2014cutting Russia out of the SWIFT global financial transaction system\u2014has not yet been implemented because Europeans are balking (though Canada has reportedly been pushing for this, along with the UK). Canada is somewhat fortunate because we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/2022\/02\/24\/experts-say-russia-and-canada-dont-trade-enough-for-sanctions-to-truly-hurt.html\">less exposed<\/a> to Russian trade and money than other allies, but it\u2019s that exposure which will make sanctions harder on Western allies the tougher they are on Russia\u2014and that\u2019s something that a lot of the talking heads can\u2019t seem to get their heads around. If you look at what European countries are trying to get carve-outs for, it\u2019s because they don\u2019t want to lose the Russian money in their economies. And that\u2019s a tough pill to swallow, especially as all of our economies are still recovering from the pandemic recession.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;ll have more tomorrow, but I can confirm Canada has encouraged debated on the United Kingdom&#39;s proposal to cut Russia off the SWIFT payment system. Other European allies are not onboard, but Ottawa and London are hoping to keep the conversation going.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justin Ling (Has Left) (@Justin_Ling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Justin_Ling\/status\/1497041812627898368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LillyResearch\/status\/1496964138962386945<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatinaStevis\/status\/1496758467943866374<\/p>\n<p>Where this will hurt us especially is higher world oil prices, as cutting Russia out of the market will further restrict supply at a time where energy shortages in certain countries have turned to oil to fill that gap, creating demand and limiting supply. That will mean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalnewswatch.com\/2022\/02\/24\/canadians-can-expect-higher-gas-prices-from-ukraine-war-to-kick-in-on-saturday\/\">higher gasoline prices<\/a> in Canada, and while these higher prices will be good for the Alberta economy (oh, look\u2014one more boom for them to piss away), it\u2019s going to be felt in the inflation data, which will have more people lighting their hair on fire, demanding Something Must Be Done, but they won\u2019t come out and spell out that they mean wage and price controls, or a new NEP. Jason Kenney, unable to read the room, is trying to make this about a new pitch for Alberta\u2019s so-called Ethical Oil&#x2122;, and we have federal Conservatives demanding a fast-tracked LNG infrastructure to export to Europe, but seriously, that\u2019s a multi-year and multi-billion-dollar investment that is going to be short-lived the fast were decarbonise our economies.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Good reads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The government and the Conservatives are currently engaged in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/federal\/2022\/02\/24\/conservatives-reject-proposal-for-emergencies-act-oversight-committee.html\">pissing match<\/a> over the composition of the proposed review committee on the emergency orders.<\/li>\n<li>Federal and provincial labour ministers are meeting today, and Seamus O\u2019Regan is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/federal\/2022\/02\/24\/ottawa-urges-provinces-to-adopt-10-paid-sick-days.html\">pushing<\/a> for them to adopt ten paid sick days\u2014which are not yet in place federally.<\/li>\n<li>Health Canada has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/health\/medicago-s-homegrown-plant-based-covid-19-vaccine-approved-by-health-canada-1.6362745\">approved<\/a> the made-in-Canada plant-based Medicago vaccine.<\/li>\n<li>CSE is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/cyber-russia-cse-1.6362878\">warning<\/a> critical infrastructure holders in Canada to harden their systems given the threat of Russian cyber-attacks in the wake of the invasion in Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>Supreme Court of Canada Justice Michael Moldaver announced he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/supreme-court-justice-michael-moldaver-1.6362803\">will retire<\/a> on September 1<sup>st<\/sup>, a few months ahead of his mandatory retirement date.<\/li>\n<li>A panel of neurologists has found <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/new-brunswick-expert-report-on-mystery-brain-disorder-to-be-released-today\">no evidence<\/a> of a mysterious brain disease in New Brunswick\u2014mostly just existing conditions that have been misdiagnosed.<\/li>\n<li>In <em>The Line<\/em>, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner <a href=\"https:\/\/theline.substack.com\/p\/michelle-rempel-garner-i-went-to\">calls out<\/a> her own fellow MPs for spreading the nonsense World Economic Forum conspiracy theory.<\/li>\n<li>Heather Scoffield <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/political-opinion\/2022\/02\/24\/misinformation-is-tearing-the-world-apart-heres-what-politicians-can-do-to-fight-it.html\">hopes<\/a> that greater government transparency can help combat misinformation, but acknowledges MPs are part of the problem.<\/li>\n<li>My <em><a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/power\/politics\/national-mental-health-plan-carolyn-bennett-218682\">Xtra column<\/a><\/em> talks to Carolyn Bennett about her plans to build a dedicated federal mental health transfer, and how that can benefit the LGBTQ+ communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Odds and ends:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No, but seriously: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qY8noPj0O8\">https:\/\/t.co\/qY8noPj0O8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dale Smith (@journo_dale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/journo_dale\/status\/1496908873340534793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more Routine Proceedings?\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/journo_dale\"><strong>Become a patron<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and get exclusive new content. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian forces have been advancing in Ukraine, but not without opposition. Shelling continues against several Ukrainian cities and into Kyiv itself, as people are taking shelter in the metro. Closer to home, prime minister Justin Trudeau announced another round of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/2022\/02\/25\/roundup-reaction-to-russias-further-invasion-of-ukraine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[41],"tags":[513,355,306,210,632,40,27,431,393,205,59,359],"class_list":["post-10325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-roundup","tag-carolyn-bennett","tag-chrystia-freeland","tag-cse","tag-cyber-security","tag-emergencies-act","tag-glbt","tag-labour","tag-michelle-rempel","tag-public-health","tag-russia","tag-supreme-court","tag-ukraine"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2jJFQ-2Gx","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10326,"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10325\/revisions\/10326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}