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Good guys versus bad guys: The nuance of history

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Good guys versus bad guys: The nuance of history

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

If there is one truth about people and politics, it’s this: nothing is black and white.

Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the House Commons, and his colleagues learned a lesson in nuance recently when they lauded a 98-year-old man sitting in the visitors’ gallery as a “hero” of Ukraine. All parliamentarians—including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—gave the guest a standing ovation.

Trouble is, Yaroslav Hunka served in Nazi Germany’s 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division during the Second World War. Commonly known as the Galicia Division, its members have been accused of murdering civilians, including Jews and Polish Citizens.

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Alouette I: A beacon of peace in space

STORY BY PAIGE JASMINE GILMAR

Alongside the pioneering satellites Sputnik and Explorer 1, one uniquely Canadian contribution created an iconic trio in Earth’s orbit. Launched on Sept. 29, 1962, Alouette I was a small ionospheric observatory, which looked like an interplanetary disco ball hurtling 1,000 kilometres above the globe and got its name from a well-known French-Canadian children’s song.

Alouette I “was one of the most successful scientific satellites ever,” wrote Jack Rigley, vice-president of the Satellite Communications Research Branch at Communications Research Centre Canada.

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Musk war manoeuvres raise concerns over tech giants’ power

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Musk war manoeuvres raise concerns over tech giants’ power

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for an investigation after a biography of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk revealed he foiled a 2022 Ukrainian military offensive by limiting critical access to his Starlink satellite network.

“Congress needs to investigate what’s happened here, and whether we have adequate tools to make sure foreign policy is conducted by the government and not by one billionaire,” the Massachusetts Democrat said on Sept. 11, 2023.

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Saying sorry to Japanese Canadians

STORY BY PAIGE JASMINE GILMAR

Many who appreciated the social justice tendencies of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau thought he had turned on them on April 2, 1984, when NDP MP Lynn McDonald prompted him for his opinion on redressing Japanese Canadians for being interned during the Second World War.

“I do not see that there is much to gain by trying to apologize for acts of our great grandfathers and their great-grandfathers,” Trudeau told McDonald in the House of Commons. “I do not believe in attempting to rewrite history in this way.”

Revisiting historic actions in such a fashion was a new concept, so expressing remorse for the internment of Japanese Canadian was a big deal. It would set a precedent for others who have historically encountered similar treatment by the government.