Scott Robertson

POILIEVRE: "We are now in an international war and the Prime Minister has already changed his mind four times. He needs to speak before the House of Commons, before Canadians, instead of hiding. Where is the Prime Minister, Mr Speaker?"

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand responds to Michael Chong’s accusation that the government has issued contradictory statements about joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran.

VASSY: [Trump] has changed his message at least four times to my account on what the objectives are, about where things are at, about how far he's prepared to go.

LANTSMAN: I don't know how many more times to tell you that our position again is support of this

VASSY: You have a position on the regime. Do you have a position on the actions launched by the US and Israel?

LANTSMAN: We supported those actions in order to have regime change

V: But the regime change hasn't occurred

L: We supported those actions in light of a potential regime change

VASSY: You said just now that the Iranians are obviously getting help. What is obvious about what Donald Trump is doing?

LANTSMAN: Well, killing the Supreme Leader, for one point

VASSY: Who is now replaced by his son

LANTSMAN: "The objective of regime change in Iran is something that Conservatives supported, support, and continue to support."

Éric Grenier on the three upcoming federal by-elections.

Q: Will you say explicitly whether you support what the US and Israel have been doing and whether you believe that any of it is in accordance with international law?

POILIEVRE: We already said that. We support the action to overturn the regime ... we have not equivocated.

Pierre Poilievre equates deferral with cancellation, as if they mean the same thing (they don’t)

Pierre Poilievre says PM Carney "has taken four different positions on the war in the Middle East" in order to "pander in all directions."

POILIEVRE: "In this dangerous and unpredictable world we must focus on what we control. We do not control the US president..."

(also Pierre: Carney copies my ideas...)

PM Mark Carney says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "deplorable actions" necessitate that he be removed from the line of succession.

CARNEY: "We have not received any request for such assistance [from Gulf states] ... We're not engaged in the conflict. We do not intend to engage. What we are doing is dealing with the consequences of the conflict … I don't necessarily anticipate those requests."

CARNEY: "There's a Japanese proverb that articulates the opportunity ahead of us in these difficult times globally: After the rain, the ground grows firmer ... Today we are taking our first steps on firmer ground together."

PM Mark Carney attempts to say a few words in Japanese

Wait I know someone who is a privileged grifter and full of BS. ⬇️

Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull: "[PM Carney's visit] has put an energy into the Australian-Canadian relationship which it has lacked. I mean, when I was PM I couldn't get my counterpart Mr. Trudeau interested in Australia."

Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull on PM Carney's address to parliament: "Mark Carney is the first national leader of a major country to make this argument [about middle powers needing to work together] so clearly. And it cut through at Davos. It's been inspiring."

Mélanie Joly on the opening of NextStar Energy’s new electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor: "Today is more than opening a plant. It's actually Canada asserting control over its own economy. It's about creating jobs right here at home."

General Jenny Carignan: "We are not talking about participating to Epic Fury per se. This is not a mission that we are considering. However, our Gulf partners may require defense and support. So within that context, these would be the type of military options that we could consider."

the new pierre lasted approximately a day

RAE: "When I see statements saying the purpose of war is to kill people and to destroy a country ... that is completely inconsistent, not just a fancy phrase like 'international law', but it's inconsistent with our sense of humanity."

Q: Do you think that one way or another, Canada is somehow going to get sucked into this?

RAE: No -- because I think the considerable majority of the Canadian public do not want that to happen

Bob Rae says PM Carney's statement on Iran is consistent with the way the war is being conducted, noting Pete Hegseth's disregard for what he calls "stupid rules of engagement"

BOLTON: "I think the War Powers Act is unconstitutional. I think Trump's acting well within his constitutional authority."

BOLTON: "I don't think Donald Trump is so gullible that he'd be talked into a war by Bibi. I think he made a decision to do it. Contrary to his position in the first term ... I wish I'd persuaded him more effectively earlier."

BOLTON: "I've known Bibi Netanyahu for a long, long time, and he's one of the few people who's thought about regime change in Iran longer than I have."

BOLTON: "When America's founding fathers declared independence from Great Britain they didn't have a day after plan. They wanted to be independent, they figured out what they would do later. So it worked for us, I don't see why it can't work for the Iranians."

John Bolton says US-Israeli objectives in Iran are "completely justifiable and have been for about 20 years"

Canada’s PM reveals some clues about his discussion with China’s Xi in January. At a basic level, Xi articulated to Carney what everyone wants: "If you have a problem, talk to me directly. Don't criticize me publicly."