It’s due time that Canada called Russia what it is: a terrorist state
None of this should come as a surprise when you consider the track record of Vladimir Putin’s administration. Russia’s bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo, in support of the dictator Bashar Assad, is just one example of Moscow’s terrorist tendencies. In total, more than 51,000 civilians died in Aleppo; more than 13,000 children were either killed or injured.
Canada has listed only two countries as “state supporters of terror” – Iran and Syria – but the federal government has so far resisted calls to add Russia. The fact that it hasn’t renders our country’s State Immunity Act a farce. You either have a meaningful definition of what a terrorist state looks and acts like and move on that criteria, or you don’t.
Few agree with Mr. Biden’s position, including members of the U.S. Senate on both sides of the floor. They believe it represents an appalling and embarrassing standing-down in the face of a tyrant who seems determined to wipe a people out. And make no mistake: that’s what’s happening in Ukraine. There is a growing chorus of those who believe words are important. Late last year, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament called on NATO and EU member states to declare the current regime in Russia a terrorist one.It is clear that these bodies believe that public opinion is on their side.
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