Some MPs worried about waning enthusiasm among their constituents for supporting Ukraine's defence say they hope President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit changes some hearts and minds.
"It's important that we continue to stay unified as Canadians … and advocate for the aid necessary to ensure Ukraine wins the war," said Toronto-area Liberal MP Yvan Baker, chair of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group.
But despite the appearance of widespread Canadian public support on the surface, Baker and several other MPs have told CBC News they fear that war fatigue is beginning to take hold in their ridings as headlines about the war are trumped by pocketbook issues. On Friday, during his first visit to Canada since Russia launched its all-out invasion, Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned speech to Parliament urging Canada and other Western allies to maintain their support until Russia is defeated.
"They're paying with their lives for democracy, for all of us. So if there's any people still doubting, just watch the speech."Conservative Sen. Denise Batters of Saskatchewan listened to Zelenskyy speak in the House of Commons while wearing a vyshyvanka, a traditional Ukrainian blouse embroidered by her grandmother just before she sailed to Canada from Ukraine a century ago.
The federal government also announced new sanctions against 63 Russian individuals and entities that Trudeau said were complicit in kidnapping Ukrainian children and spreading disinformation and propaganda. Tom Kmiec, Conservative MP for Calgary Shepard, said he's heard concerns from some constituents about the level of ongoing Ukrainian aid.
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