Peter MacKay: Canada Can Do More to Help Ukraine

People look at a bombed-out building in central Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 12, 2022. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

Justin Trudeau needs to step up or stand aside. He has hidden behind NATO’s paralysis, Joe Biden’s tentative fear, and Germany’s and France’s frailty. He now has to decide: Step up and defend Ukraine with all Canada can offer—money, arms, heavy weapons, international credibility, and advocacy—or step aside and let someone else lead Canada’s support for Ukraine.