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02/17/2021 10:00 AM EST
Justin Trudeau wants to make sure “all the i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed” before drawing any conclusions about whether what’s happening in Xinjiang constitutes genocide. It’s unclear how exactly those i’s will get dotted or those t’s crossed, given China is unlikely to allow an independent investigation of its treatment of the Uighur ethnic minority. But the prime minister’s comments Tuesday were the latest step in this government’s delicate dance with China.
Action that triggers automatic sanctions might force states like China to change their ways. But naming and shaming is unlikely to have the same impact
Mike Blanchfield
The CBC logo is projected onto a screen during the CBC s annual upfront presentation in Toronto, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. A group of prominent Canadians is calling on the CBC to rethink its decision to significantly cut staff and rebrand the globally focused Radio Canada International to focus on domestic news. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin February 16, 2021 - 1:00 AM
OTTAWA - A group of prominent Canadians is calling on the CBC to rethink its decision to significantly cut staff and rebrand the globally focused Radio Canada International to focus on domestic news.
Wojtek Gwiazda, spokesman for the group trying to save RCI, says the CBC is planning to cut 13 full-time staff and three contract jobs from a staff of about 20.