On this week’s show: Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze details the pleas her colleagues have made to the PM for more support. CBC’s Vassy Kapelos reports on the refugee crisis unfolding on the ground in Poland. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh lays out his party’s budget expectations for investments in health care and housing. Plus ahead of next week’s budget, a dive into what’s on the shopping list for the military and a look at Canada’s fiscal capacity.
February 24, 2022 has been a turning point. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an act of terror and a violation of all the conventions of international law. As the International Democrat Union, we stand with our friends in Ukraine, but also with our friends in the Baltic States, Moldova, Georgia, a .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is staying put in Kyiv even with Russian troops just 25 kilometers from the capital. An analyst says Russia could be looking to eliminate anyone who could potentially mount opposition to a Russian-installed regime.