John Robson: Canada Sends Verbal Support Against Houthis, Does Nothing

Commentary With the generally benign Pax Americana of freedom of the seas, stable financial institutions, and deterrence of direct, large-scale attacks on open societies under increasing assault, it’s good to read headlines like “Latest wave of U.S., Britain strikes on Yemen’s Houthis had support of Canada.” Good here meaning “bad” because it’s false… and worse. That CP story, following puzzling modern journalistic practice, cited something the Department of National Defence said without providing a link to what’s surely readily available online. However, I did track it down and it’s this: “Joint Statement from Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen.” So we didn’t even unleash a barrage of press releases. We just fired off one manufactured elsewhere....