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On Tuesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pledged ongoing subsidies to Ukraine until it 'wins the war.' After committing to additional loans and grants in Budget 2023, taxpayer aid to the war-torn country is $8 billion and counting.
“We will be there until Ukraine wins the war,” said Freeland.
“Ukrainians right now are fighting for the fundamentals of democracy, for the U.N. Charter — for the values and principles that underpin our country and so many others,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday at a press conference. “That’s why we stand with Ukraine.”
The finance minister commended Ukraine for “heroically resisting Putin’s barbaric invasion.”
“Ukrainians have been fighting for their country, sovereignty and the future of Ukraine. But in Mariupol and Bakhmut and the freezing, muddy trenches across Ukraine, they have also been fighting our fight for democracy,” she said.
“That is the reason why Canada is also resolute. We want to make sure Ukraine wins this war.”
According to an internal Department of Finance poll published by Blacklock’s Reporter Tuesday, fewer than a third (32%) of Canadians support more financial aid for Ukraine. Only 36% of Canadians oppose ongoing help, whereas 33% have no opinion.
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