Justin Ling🆒️ / is on Nostr

Freelance investigative journalist — national security, disinformation, conspiracy theories, extremism, Russia/Ukraine, policing. 🕵‍♂️

Contributor to the Toronto Star, WIRED, The Walrus,
Foreign Policy

Last Notes

2024-06-28 16:52:45

as calls mount for Biden to go, Trudeau says "hold my beer" https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/i-know-the-inside-story-of-the-liberal-revolt-against-justin-trudeau-how-i-overheard/article_c3991832-355f-11ef-9617-67661c0a67ed.html

2024-05-21 13:16:46

Canada is in a constitutional crisis, it's just that no one wants to admit it. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/heres-what-i-learned-from-my-conversation-with-justin-trudeau-theres-only-one-way-to/article_5563637a-148c-11ef-b074-97c48c751727.html

2023-09-22 18:01:13

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Zelensky implores Canada, and the rest of the world, to make Russia pay for war crimes in Ukraine by seizing its ill-gotten assets, and by prosecuting those responsible — particularly for the abduction of Ukrainian children.

2023-09-22 17:56:42

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In the face of this threat, Zelensky says, "neutrality looks immoral." Thanks Trudeau for "being a real example of leadership." He lists Ottawa's support — air defense systems, artillery, armored vehicles, de-mining efforts. But, he underlines, that aid helped push others into helping.

2023-09-22 17:53:12

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"There's Russian aggressions must end with our victory," Zelensky says. Gets surprised by a call of "hear hear!" from the assembled MPs and Senators, who jump to their feet.

2023-09-22 17:52:23

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"It is genocide, what Russia is doing to Ukraine," Zelensky says. Russia's destruction of Mariupol, or Bakhmut, or any other Ukrainian city: "Must not go unpunished."

2023-09-22 17:51:00

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Zelensky starts his speech by noting that Canada build the first ever memorial to the Holodomor genocide.
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2023-09-22 17:47:46

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Trudeau promises to stick with Ukraine as long as is required. He signs off with "Slava Ukraini!"

2023-09-22 17:43:21

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Trudeau is announcing $650 million in new funding to build 50 armored vehicles (including medical evacuation vehicles) that will be build in London, Ontario.
Trudeau also announcing training for fighter pilots, and maintenance for the donated F-16s. That's pretty big!

2023-09-22 17:41:43

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Here today is the family of Anthony Ihnat, a Canadian aid volunteer killed in a Russian strike. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadian-volunteer-killed-ukraine-1.6962330

2023-09-22 17:39:36

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Trudeau made a particular dig at China's abduction of the two Michaels. Hard not to read some of these remarks as a dig against India, as well.

2023-09-22 17:39:12

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"There are countries that are bending or breaking the rules. Political forces that are pandering to demagoguery," Trudeau says. And disinformation is one of their key weapons.
"In an era of another great power competition, rules are what protect us."

2023-09-22 17:37:53

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"What Putin has done is a break of civilizations. It is a violation of our common humanity. It is an attempt to disassemble our rules-based order," Trudeau says. That's why it's incumbent for other nations to aid in Ukraine's defense, Trudeau says.

2023-09-22 17:35:18

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"I've seen Putin's destructive evil first-hand," Trudeau says, in his introduction.

2023-09-22 17:30:54

President Volodymyr Zelensky is in the House of Commons, getting ready to address the Canadian Parliament, in-person for the first time.
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