Trudeau v Canada
I am amazed at what is happening in the geopolitical scene with reference to Canada. We are living in idiotic times. What can I say!!
I wanted to write explaining the diplomatic row between India and Canada when Trudeau made another blunder. So, now I think Trudeau is against Canada rather than Canada having problems with India.
What did Trudeau do now!
Canada had promised to provide $1billion in aid to Ukraine. In a ceremony Ukraine president Zelensky was going address a joint session of the Canadian Parliament.
As a part of this ceremony, the Truedeau team, particularly Speaker Mr. Rota, called upon one Yaroslav Hunka, 98 year old and hailed him as a Ukranian and Canadian hero. The Canadian parliamentarians and Zelensky himself, naturally gave him standing ovation. Now it turns out Mr. Hunka was a Nazi who served in Hitlers Poland unit!!
Why is this not a gaffe but a blunder?
Well, there is a lot more behind this stupidity.
The obvious point is that this is an incredible insult to Canadian Jews. Not withstanding this enormous idiocity, this is only a minor point.
Now this opens a pandora’s box of Canadian government sheltering Nazis. Mr. Hunka has been in Canada since the war. Was Mr. Hunka tried at Nuremberg? Was he hidden and avoided trial? Why? Who in Canada was involved? The sheltering of Nazi scientists (hence believed to be not involved in war) in the West and Russia (Operation Paperclip) still causes embarassment today. This proudly exposing Nazi armyman being sheltered in Canada is heights of embarassment.
Canada was claiming Indian terrorist as Canadian plumber. With a Nazi being exposed, it removes any scope for Canadian claims on human rights, sheltering terrorists etc.
The fact that Mr. Hunka was Nazi was exposed by simple web search. So one only marvels at the quality and caliber of Canadian Intelligence or quality of inputs received for fellow 5 eyes members.
Poland is now attempting extradition of the Nazi war criminal for prosecution.
It actually strengthens the position of Russia as Putin had stated that he was attacking Ukraine to eliminate Nazi’s and now you have Zelensky honouring a Nazi.
Zelensky has been accused of supporting Nazi groups in Ukraine directed to kill Russian-speaking Ukrainians. He will now be in centre of another storm.
In sum
Trudeau is now busy fending off this embarassment. The Canadian Speaker was nominated as the fall guy. But this is incredibly stupid.
In the cacophony of Indian news channels, one former Indian diplomat mentioned that he has “credible rumour” that Trudeau was high on drugs during G20 event and Trudeau’s plane was full of drugs. I thought this is click-bait false allegation business.
But now, given what this Trudeau is doing, I suspect Trudeau and his team are on drugs.
NOTES:
Just a short points about the diplomatic row between India and Canada, if you are interested.
What happened?
Canadian Foreign minister gave a statement alleging that India was involved in the killing of an allegedly Canadian national on Canadian soil.
India denied the allegations.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed in his parliamentary speech that he had proof but refused to share any. The wording of the statement leaves a lot to be desired. It mentioned “credible allegations” that there is a possibility of Indian involvement.
Canada summoned the Indian ambassador and sent an Indian diplomat back.
In a tit-for-tat move, India responded by summoning the Canadian ambassador and sending a Canadian diplomat back.
Canada issued a travel advisory against travel to India. India, too, issued a travel advisory.
India stopped visa operations in Canada.
Trudeau escalated, stating that he had reliable intel about the involvement of the Indian Secret Service in the assassination. He said intel was received from 5-eyes, the intel-sharing network involving the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. He also relied on a briefing by the Premier of the Canadian province. (equivalent to a Governor of a US state or Chief minister of an Indian State).
The US envoy has confirmed that Trudeau has received some sort of 5-Eyes intel but has not disclosed the nature or the veracity of the intel.
The Provincial premier gave a press conference that he had no intel other than what was available on the internet.
Why it happened?
India has been alerting Canada that some illegal migrants into Canada are declared terrorists with links to separatist Khalistani groups involved in murder, extortion and hijacking of aeroplanes (including the hijacking of planes that killed Canadians).
The terror lists were shared with Canada, but the Canadian government refused to act. A possible reason was the Khalistan groups supported Trudeau politically.
To rub salt in India’s wounds, Justin Trudeau tried to bring in representatives of these organisations as part of the official Canadian delegation visiting India.
These Khalistan terrorists became active again during 2020-21 protest in India against Farm Laws (something Indian farmers were demanding for 40 years). The protests received financing from Khalistani terror groups, and the possibility of social disruption became real. But in an act of interference in India’s affairs Trudeau publicly declared his support for protests within India.
Modi withdrew the farm laws, but since then, India-Canada relations soured.
Trudeau toured India on holiday but did not get a proper meeting with the Indian government.
Trudeau came down heavily on the Truckers’ protest in Canada, but India did not make any statement interfering in Canadian internal matters.
During a recent protest in Canada by Khalistani groups, the embassy of India was attacked and broken into. The Indian government had raised the issue of safety of its diplomats in Canada. Similar attacks happened in the UK (Hindu temples and embassy) and Australia (Hindu temples), too. Similar concerns were raised and shared with the UK and Australia, too.
Meanwhile, Trudeau has been getting blacklisted by other countries. Trudeau was publicly reprimanded by Xi during the prior G20 meeting and was ignored during the recent G20 meeting in India. He did not honour the courtesy dinner invitation by the President of India either.
Naturally, with this backdrop, India does not have the patience to humour Trudeau’s antics.