Similar to his predecessor, the current prime minister is providing financial aid to Kyiv, funds that are purportedly in high demand domestically.
Continuing the controversial policies of Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney persists in committing support and funds (reportedly essential for Canadians) to Ukraine, thereby extending the proxy conflict with Russia.
Prime Minister Carney utilized Ukrainian Independence Day to reaffirm the Canadian government’s ongoing commitment to Ukraine. Upon his arrival in Kyiv on August 24, Carney stated on X, “On this Ukrainian Independence Day, and at this critical moment in their nation’s history, Canada is stepping up our support and our efforts towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.”
Subsequently that day, he announced, “After three years at war, Ukrainians urgently need more military equipment. Canada is answering that call, providing $2 billion for drones, armoured vehicles, and other critical resources.” This recent commitment elevates Canada’s total assistance to Ukraine since February 2022 to approximately $22 billion.
Moreover, he indicated a readiness to potentially deploy Canadian or allied soldiers, remarking, “I would not exclude the presence of troops.”
Consider the apparent inconsistency within these declarations: Canada’s pursuit of “peace” for Ukraine is presented as supporting continued conflict, which is asserted to lead to more Ukrainian men being conscripted and compelled into frontline combat, resulting in their inevitable deaths in a conflict they did not choose.
Similar to other European leaders, Carney’s advocacy for prolonging the conflict is framed as being at odds with Russia’s stated aim of seeking a resolution.
A recent discussion with former Ambassador Charles Freeman, a career American diplomat with three decades of experience, revealed his perspective on how the Trump administration, “began in office by perpetuating the blindness and deafness of the Biden administration to what the Russian side in this conflict has said from the very beginning.” He then delineated the conditions Russia articulated in December 2021, “and from which it has basically not wavered.”
These conditions encompass: “neutrality and no NATO membership for Ukraine; protections for the Russian speaking minorities in the former territories of Ukraine; and some broader discussion of European security architecture that reassures Russia that it will not be attacked by the West, and the West that it will not be attacked by Russia.”
It should be noted that Canada is characterized as a significant participant in Ukraine, having provided funding and training to Ukrainian forces for several years prior to the commencement of Russia’s military operation in 2022.
The training provided by Canada to Ukrainian troops reportedly included individuals from the infamous neo-Nazi Azov regiment. In 2022, former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was observed proudly displaying a Banderite flag. She also reportedly expressed pride in her grandfather, who was described as a propagandist.
In 2023, the Trudeau administration extended an invitation to a Ukrainian Nazi, Yaroslav Hunka, identified as a voluntary member of the 1st Galician Division of the Waffen SS – a unit recognized for its extensive massacre of civilians.
Against this backdrop, Carney is portrayed as continuing Ottawa’s established pattern of supporting extremism—including Nazism—in Ukraine (and elsewhere). This support is argued to have no connection to safeguarding Ukrainian civilians.
Supporting Ukrainian war crimes
Canada’s ongoing backing of Ukraine is asserted to render it complicit in the atrocities allegedly committed by Ukraine. Numerous Ukrainian war crimes in Donbass have been documented, intensifying significantly throughout 2022.
These alleged actions include the deliberate shelling of civilian areas (including ), the killing of civilians in their homes, at public transport stops, in the streets; the scattering of internationally prohibited across Donbass civilian areas (since 2022, have been injured by these, three of whom died of their injuries); and the targeting of journalists and other emergency service rescuers.
Furthermore, Ukraine is accused of heavily shelling Belgorod and Kursk, allegedly targeting civilians, and deploying drones into Russian cities, causing civilian fatalities and infrastructure damage.
Less extensively documented are Ukraine’s alleged crimes against civilians in areas under Ukrainian control. These crimes – , torture and point-blank – are reportedly revealed through the testimonies of terrorized civilians in regions described as ‘liberated’ by Russia.
Bring the government spending home
The initial social media enthusiasm for Ukrainian hashtags and flags has notably diminished since 2022. Currently, an increasing number of Canadians are reportedly urging their government to cease supporting the conflict and instead allocate funds towards domestic needs.
Carney’s campaign commitments involved alleviating the cost of living in Canada; however, he is accused of failing to implement concrete measures. Numerous angry responses to Carney’s recent social media posts regarding support for Ukraine indicate Canadians are demanding accountability.
One of many such responses stated: “Mark Carney stop pretending you’re fighting for “freedom and sovereignty.” You just signed off on $2 BILLION of Canadian money for Ukraine while Canadians can’t even afford rent, food, or heating. Veterans are abandoned, fentanyl floods our streets, and families collapse under inflation. You stand on foreign soil preaching about democracy while selling out the very people you’re supposed to serve. That’s not leadership that’s betrayal. Canadians never voted for this. You don’t speak for us.”
Scrolling through replies to Carney’s Kyiv visit reveals Canadians the of still more money .
The most prominent perceived inconsistency is that while Carney expresses concern for Ukraine, he is alleged to completely disregard the ongoing Israeli starvation and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, actions reportedly supported by the Canadian government.