"It's pursuing the dream of building an empire imitating the Sultanate and it is embarking on a path that could set the region ablaze.". THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang. Don Martin, the former host of CTV News Channel's Power Play posts his take on the federal politics issues of the day. It’s supposed to be a five-alarm siren on a matter of national significance from a prime minister who believes urgent information must be fed directly into Canadian ears.

Gen. Julie Payette. Turkey accepts that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during World War I, but contests the figures and denies that the killings were systematically orchestrated and constitute a genocide. Stay on top of what's happening on the Hill with Rachel Aiello's updates on the minority Parliament when it's in session. NZ travel bubble deal finalised, but does it mean you can travel there? The comments are likely to provoke Ankara. Live: Can the Lions get finals revenge on the Tigers? Turkish officials ended the month-long mission and ordered the vessel back to shore last weekend for maintanance and replenishment. Ankara's dispute with Athens has sparked a crisis that has drawn in some EU member states, particularly France which sent vessels and fighter jets to the region in support of Greece. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads back to his seat before the delivery of the Speech from the Throne at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. This could be his plan to stay in power, From free hoodies to the 'hunger games' — Australia's university sector in crisis, Shopping mall outbreak highlights Victoria's superspreading risk, Andrews says, Ola suspends driver who was filmed kicking gay couple out of car, Ticket reseller Viagogo fined $7 million for misleading Australians on an 'industrial scale', Morrison is governing in the worst of times, but he doesn't have a nickname for nothing, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend in 'deep pain' after losing their baby. Clearly the last week or two have given Canadians an ominous preview of COVID cases building into a tsunami-sized wave on case projection charts. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Also read| War of words: Erdogan lashes out at 'incapable' Macron. Listen and subscribe to get a weekly update with the newsmakers who matter. Also see: Turkey versus Greece: A long history of disputes. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey was ready to meet with Greece to resolve its standoff over energy exploration in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. Reuters Feds re-introduce bill to crack down on conversion therapy, opposition seeks changes, Champagne says he will stop arms exports to Turkey if rights abuse uncovered, Groups call for action after dying Atikamekw woman subjected to 'the worst form of racism', Infrastructure bank to invest $10 billion in priority areas for pandemic recovery, Liberals cite COVID-19 for unchanged blood donation ban policy, Promise of hybrid sittings clears way for Senate to deal with worker aid bill, Power Play: Opposition responds to $10B plan, Power Play: McKenna on infrastructure plan, Power Play: Benefits bill gets unanimous support, Power Play: Heated first U.S. presidential debate, Power Play: Health Canada approves rapid testing. What more Trudeau can say after his urgent national address the day before is hard to imagine, unless he’s about to scare off Hallowe’en as well. That and most of the other non-pandemic initiatives will be quickly moved to the back-burner. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has demanded tough European sanctions against Turkey to reverse its encroachment on territorial claims across the Mediterranean. ", "The Turkish state, which continues to deny the past, is once again venturing down a genocidal path,". But, getting back to the address, for Trudeau to graft his message onto the throne speech was blatant duplication for purely political purposes.

In that weird breathlessness he saves for his most dramatic conversations, Trudeau warned Canadians their Thanksgiving turkey is likely cooked by the coronavirus and they might as well cancel the family feast now. rights reserved. That glum scenario hardly qualifies as news-bulletin material being released by a leader with unique insights to share. Not to be outdone with this flexing of prime ministerial power, Trudeau’s opposition rivals jumped on the free political advertising bandwagon with highly partisan televised reactions of their own. But to flesh it out with a hodgepodge of less-urgent, undelivered or oft-repeated priorities dilutes an agenda which should be almost solely fixated on the medical and economic trauma this country is facing.

"Could there be a meeting with Greek Prime Minister (Kyriakos) Mitsotakis? Canada's Most Trusted News. (The resulting deficits which will confront post-pandemic taxpayers are going to be truly staggering). © 1998-2019 Zee Media Corporation Ltd (An Essel Group Company), All Mr Pashinyan, who offered no evidence for his assertions, said Turkey had sent thousands of Syrian mercenaries to the region and Turkish military officers were directly involved in leading the Azeri offensive. For example, it’s a safe bet Canada will be two billion trees shy of the two billion trees this government again promised to plant in the Wednesday speech by the time we head to the polls. Erdogan also signalled that Oruc Reis would return to its work, while also saying that its withdrawal was deliberate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads back to his seat before the delivery of the Speech from the Throne at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Trudeau and the other party leaders will get their opportunity for an official Hansard-recorded reaction to the throne speech in the House of Commons on Thursday. ). Photograph:( Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "Turkey's wish is to strengthen its role and influence in the South Caucasus.

It’s an emerging emergency which could’ve justified a national address, provided Trudeau’s 6,000-word action plan had not been read to rapture-level media coverage just four hours earlier. Engage in respectful discussions on the U.S. election on our dedicated Facebook page, Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, Published Wednesday, September 23, 2020 9:55PM EDT, Active cases: 14,840 | Recovered: 136,350 | Deceased: 9,319 | Total: 160,535, Parliament's back: Stay up to date with our Capital Dispatch newsletter, Don Martin: Bubbles collide in the classroom as the most daring educational experiment of our time begins, Don Martin: Erin O'Toole is a Conservative leader who definitely needs an introduction, Don Martin: Entitlement takes flight as Governor General uses jet as cottage pickup service. "If we pulled Oruc Reis back to the port for maintenance, it has a meaning," he said. Then they should tell Trudeau they’ll wait and air his Christmas greeting instead. Turkey has recalled an oil and gas exploration vessel from the region to allow for diplomacy with Greece as per the Turkish president. To be fair, the government did launch a flotilla of lifeboats aimed at keeping COVID-displaced Canadian workers, ravaged retailers, vulnerable seniors, disadvantaged women and daycare-dependent families afloat in the second wave. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accuses Turkey of "once again advancing on a genocidal path".