According to the leader and founder of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), Canada “has no business” in taking a stand and supporting Ukraine against Russian forces. “We are making Russia our enemy. Russia is our neighbour, the United States is our neighbour; we have no business participating”, he argued on the set of the show “Le monde à l’envers”.
He also claimed that mainstream Quebec media discounted Putin’s position in their coverage of the conflict.
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs under Stephen Harper, however, informed Stéphan Bureau on Friday evening that he was not pro Russian and that he condemned some of his actions.
“Western countries are pushing Ukraine to be a member of NATO and if Ukraine is a member of NATO, there will be bases [militaires] there, missiles, so the red line [cette ligne téléphonique reliant Washington à Moscou dans les années 1960] for Kennedy and Khrushchev, at the time in 1962, and the red line for Putin who has been saying for 10 years that he does not want Ukraine to be part of NATO, we do not respect it”, he said. supported, drawing a parallel between the war in Ukraine and the Cuban Missile Crisis during the Cold War.
“We are not a warrior people,” then added Mr. Bernier, underlining the contribution of Lester B. Pearson, when he was Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the creation of the Blue Helmets.
According to the head of the CPP, Canada should stop supplying defense weapons to Ukraine because of the escalation of the conflict, the active participation of other countries and the risk of starting a third world war. “I’m not saying that Mr. Putin had good reason to make that invasion, he shouldn’t have done it. Now we have to negotiate,” he said.
Friday evening on the show “Le monde à l’envers”, Alexandre Barrette was the guest player, while Guy Nantel, Sophie Durocher, Yasmine Abdelfadel and Biz completed the panel. The team of debaters notably addressed the cleanliness of the city of Montreal and wondered whether it was necessary to expand access to medical assistance in dying.
The show “Le monde à l’envers” is broadcast every Friday at 8 p.m. on TVA.