In an interview with The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson, Freeland highlighted last week’s budget proposal that would allow Canada’s foreign minister not only to freeze Russian assets but also to seize them. “Right now, we can seize assets. “What we need to do is have the power to seize these assets.” “Ukraine will need to be rebuilt. “And I can not think of a more appropriate source of funding for this reconstruction than the confiscated assets of the Russian central bank and the Russian oligarchs.”
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The story goes on under the ad Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine for no reason on February 24, 2022. As a result, many are dying, and the scale of the Russian massacre of Ukrainian civilians has terrorized the world and sparked the most immediate challenge to the basic principles of international law since World War II. Last month, Canada and its allies formed the Special Group of Russian Elites, Plenipotentiaries and Oligarchs (REPOs) as part of an effort to seize the assets and property of individuals supporting Putin’s unprovoked invasion. As part of this, the budget announced “the government’s intention to clarify the Secretary of State’s ability to cause the seizure and disposal of assets held by individuals and entities subject to sanctions to support Canada’s participation in Task Force REPO.” Freeland said it was an effort to encourage allies to take similar steps to bolster their own forces and that it complemented the $ 500 million budget commitment to additional military assistance to Ukraine this year. “I think it’s so important for us to recognize that what is happening is a beast and it is happening right now. “And I think a lot worse things are happening even than what we see in the awful photos.” “There are systematic rapes of women in Ukraine and the testimonies I have read are appalling. “But it’s important to deal with it, to discuss it and then be very clear about what we need to do to stop it.” The story goes on under the ad
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The accounts of Russian soldiers who rape Ukrainians are increasing. Human Rights Watch, along with reporters in The Guardian, The New York Times and The Times of London, have published horrific reports of repeated rapes and sexual violence as a weapon of war. Rape and sexual assault are war crimes under international law. 2:22 Federal budget 2022: $ 8 billion in new defense spending over 5 years Federal budget 2022: $ 8 billion in new defense spending over 5 years Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also spread to the wider world economy, disrupting supply chains already struggling to recover from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trending Stories
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The uncertainty and instability of this diffusion – boosting inflation higher, rising gas and fuel prices and further rising costs of consumer products and food – was also a central issue in Freeland’s budget last week. The story goes on under the ad In total, the budget mentioned Russia a total of 57 times and Ukraine 59 times.
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In this budget – the second of the pandemic season – Freeland stressed the need to prepare for continued uncertainty amid inflation that is expected to remain high next year. “We started deactivating support measures for COVID in October and that was a very important moment. “I was aware of its importance then,” said Freeland. “This budget is something like the moment I pressed the clutch and fastened it at a different speed.”
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The budget marks the first test of the governance agreement reached between the Liberals and the NDP in April. The story goes on under the ad This agreement is known as a trust and offer agreement and is different from the coalition government definition, because in formal coalitions, MPs from more than one party hold ministerial posts around the cabinet table. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday that the budget had met several of the targets needed to continue his party’s support, but criticized the lack of clear aid for health spending.
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In particular, he had called for increases in healthcare transfers and more money specifically for long-term care facilities, which have been hit hard during the pandemic. “We have seen our healthcare being pushed to the brink of collapse many times in this pandemic and we also know that long-term care needs vital support,” he said. “We believe it is wrong and we will continue to express these concerns.” 1:48 The federal budget aims to help first-time homebuyers save on down payment Overall, one expert described it in Global News as “moderate”, signaling a shift from an era of large-scale, extraordinary government spending to a period of transition where inflation is – hopefully – a short-term phenomenon amid the current global turmoil. economic turmoil. The story goes on under the ad And while the government has submitted plans for new billion-dollar spending, the budget was a significant departure from the enormous levels of emergency spending of the past two years. Conservative economist Dan Albas, however, noted the lack of clear measures to tackle this inflation, which the budget forecast is likely to continue to be high next year. “Right now, the Bank of Canada is trying to fight inflation,” he said, noting interest rate hikes. “But this government is actually pushing more money into the economy and exacerbating this problem.” Albas said proposals such as a two-year ban for most foreign buyers equate to a “Swiss cheese policy” because it allows for exceptions such as those separating from spouses. “So there is virtually no ban here,” he said. “All it’s is a ban by name.” Freeland said there is still a lot of work to be done to work with provinces and territories. © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
