After Washington slapped sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, Canadian legal professionals are demanding Ottawa answer with money and muscle to keep The Hague's court alive.
Canada practically invented its ICC playbook — a Canadian foreign minister's doctrine helped create the court. Watching it sanctioned into paralysis while Ottawa issues statements would end a proud tradition in a whimper.
The Nobel Peace Prize just honoured a Hague judge for defending the law. Days later, the court's defenders are begging for cash. The contrast writes its own verdict on where power stands versus principle.
Sources: CBC News. Context from the Young Hadene newsroom.
Imposed sweeping sanctions in a bid to dismantle its work.
Federal funding and concrete measures to strengthen the court.