Russian Tweets ‘Sorry to See Canada Support Ukrainian Neo-Nazis’

On Monday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Twitter expressing disappointment in Canada’s recent round of sanctions and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s desire for regime change.

“We’re able to see how much we’re isolating the Russian regime right now — because we need to do so economically, politically, and diplomatically — and what the impacts are on society and how much we’re seeing potential regime change in Russia,” Joly told the CBC on Friday.

“The goal is unmistakably…to undermine Russia’s ability to launch difficult attacks against Ukraine. We also want to ensure that Putin and his enablers are held accountable, “She stated. “I always make a fundamental distinction between the regime and the people of a given country.”

Canadian FM @melaniejoly declared regime change in Russia foreign policy goal of Canada 🇨🇦 Now officially.

Sorry to see the ruling liberal clique having subdued Canada with decadent anti-family, pro-drug & support for Ukrainian Neo-Nazis agenda.#WakeUp to reality, Canadians! pic.twitter.com/pMBMNPcWVB

— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) March 13, 2023

“Canadian FM @melaniejoly declared regime change in Russia foreign policy goal of Canada…officially,” wrote the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Twitter. “Sorry to see the ruling liberal clique having subdued Canada with decadent anti-family, pro-drug & support for Ukrainian Neo-Nazis agenda.”

On Monday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the Canadian foreign minister’s sentiments in his nightly address to the nation on Monday evening.

“We’re also working on new sanctions against Russia,” Zelensky said. “Canada recently took a significant step forward by expanding sanctions on Russian aluminum and steel imports. I thank Canada for this decision, for sending a signal to the rest of the world.”

Canada’s Economy

Meanwhile, the Canadian economy is in shambles due to Justin Trudeau’s disastrous policies. Trudeau has repeatedly stated that “growing the economy” is his top priority, but his policies have resulted in slower growth than he had hoped. The life of the average Canadian is now defined by historically high unemployment rates, massive government debt, inflation, and rising interest rates.

The country faces numerous challenges, including housing, food, and health. Because of this precarious situation, Ukrainian migrants prefer to return to their war-torn country rather than stay in Canada.

The former head of Doctors Without Borders says Ottawa must do more to assist Ukrainian refugees in navigating the complexities of paperwork and logistics to come to Canada, lest it repeats past mistakes.

“We have seen the failures of not keeping our promises in Afghanistan. And we cannot repeat history,” said Joanne Liu, a Montreal emergency physician who recently returned from three weeks in Ukraine, where she was impressed by the warm reception she received when she presented her Canadian passport.

Many in the country remember early Canadian promises to stand by Ukraine, making Canada “a place of promise, a place of hope,” Dr. Liu said. “We have to keep our promise,” she added, referring to the bureaucratic hurdles Ukrainians must overcome before coming to Canada.

“We absolutely must remove the red tape. It’s not enough to tell people who want to come here, “Well, we’ve extended the hours of our consulates.”

CUAET

According to TFIGlobal, On March 17, 2022, Canada launched a new temporary residence pathway, the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program, for those fleeing the war in Ukraine.

CUAET is open to an unlimited number of Ukrainians, regardless of their existing ties to Canada, and is offered a special family reunification program.

While this may appear an open and benevolent gesture, Ukrainians are welcomed into the Canadian nation not as humanitarian subjects but as workers who may contribute to the Canadian economy.

Those concerned about the current “refugee crisis” point to the differential treatment of others seeking asylum in Canada. In contrast to the potentially unlimited number of Ukrainian nationals who could be streamlined through CUAET, the country limited the number of Syrian and Afghan refugees eligible for asylum and, even then, only admitted 8,500 Afghan refugees (out of a possible 40,000) and 25,000 Syrians.

Behind Trudeau’s holiness, however, is a sinister agenda. In contrast to the family reunion program, which provides a path to permanent residency, CUAET will accept any number of Ukrainians, albeit temporarily, and will provide residency for a maximum of three years.

To put it another way, because people arriving via the CUAET are not claiming to be refugees, they are not subject to the standard (albeit flawed) procedure for determining whether they are refugees.

They will also not be refugees receiving government assistance and enjoying benefits normally reserved for citizens. The CUAET is a temporary residence track, not a refugee stream. The Canadian government has stated this unequivocally.

Visa Free Entry

Despite the horrors in Ukraine, Liberal members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration unanimously voted against a motion to implement visa-free travel from Ukraine to Canada on March 1, 2022.

In doing so, the Canadian government actively discourages Ukrainian nationals from seeking asylum in Canada, a clear violation of the country’s stated commitment to refugee protection.

Canada is leveraging the Ukraine crisis to boost its economy.

“Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for a 3-year open work permit concurrently with their [temporary visa] application,” the CUAET stated explicitly. This is an appropriate application for temporary open work permits for Canada, which has a severe labor shortage.

Justin Trudeau praised CUAET as a transparent and helpful strategy. Nonetheless, Ukrainians appear to be welcomed in Canada, primarily as laborers and secondarily as humanitarians.

Furthermore, by promoting the economic interests of Canadian immigration and normalizing temporary migrant schemes, the program risks undermining the country’s fragile refugee protection system.

Doubtless, the Ukrainian migrants are dismayed and want to return to their home country, even though there is a tremendous threat to their lives in Ukraine. As a result, the tragic story of Ukrainian migrants in Canada is yet another example of Justin Trudeau’s inept leadership.