Geoffrey Johnston

Ontario

Columnist at The Kingston Whig-Standard

Journalist covering international relations, humanitarian crises. Columnist for The Kingston Whig-Standard. BlueSky: [email protected]

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Articles

Trump coddles Putin, Carney backs Zelenskyy

1 week ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentThe recently concluded G7 Summit, hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney at Kananaskis, AB, demonstrated that Canada remains a staunch ally of Ukraine whilst U.S. President Donald Trump continues to be Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s most powerful advocate.
The trouble with normal: U.S. liberty erodes under Trump

2 weeks ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentThe rapid destruction of democratic institutions and erosion of liberty under United States President Donald Trump are alarming, but not surprising. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentThe demonization of targeted groups (immigrants, people of colour, and 2SLGBTQI+) and the weaponization of fear are generating not only societal panic, but also acceptance, by many Americans, of discrimination and the militarization of law and order.
NGOs decry weaponization of Gaza aid

3 weeks ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentDespite what the disseminators of disinformation would have you believe, the civilian population of wartorn Gaza, especially children, are experiencing terrible suffering, including food deprivation and malnutrition. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle content“We need to understand that the humanitarian crisis is not made up.
NGOs decry weaponization of Gaza aid

3 weeks ago | standard-freeholder.com | Geoffrey Johnston

A distribution of food parcels was carried out for families living in a camp in Deir Al-Balah. The food parcels included cheese, fava beans, hummus, beans, olives, tuna, fruit jam, tahini, tea, sugar, halva, dates, za'atar, olive oil, canned meat, peas, some disposable plates and containers, as well as wet wipes. These parcels come at a time when people are facing unprecedented price hikes for essential goods and severe shortages of certain items.
Trump cuts will reverse progress on AIDS

4 weeks ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentThe global AIDS epidemic will almost certainly spiral out of control if the United States does not reverse cuts to foreign assistance and recommit to funding global health. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
European Union intensifies economic pressure on Russia

1 month ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentWhilst United States President Donald Trump coddles Vladimir Putin and pursues and an economic relationship with Russia even as the Russian dictator escalate his brutal war of aggression on democratic Ukraine, the European Union continues to ratchet up economic pressure on the aggressor. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Gaza is starving

1 month ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentAs the war between Israel and Hamas rages on and the Israeli blockade of Gaza persists, the humanitarian situation in the wartorn enclave has become catastrophic. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Humanitarian response is collapsing in Gaza

1 month ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1According to the Save the Children Canada website, nearly half of Gaza’s population is under the age of 18. • • Article content“In Gaza, there is no end in sight to the killing and misery,” António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, told the UN Security Council during an April 29, 2025 debate on the situation in the Middle East. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Lower immunization rates driving measles outbreaks

1 month ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • Article content“Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements,” the World Health Organization (WHO) declared at the beginning of World Immunization Week 2025, which ran from April 24-30. According to the WHO, immunization has saved 154 million lives from vaccine preventable diseases. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Proposed pandemic accord advances global health

2 months ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • Article contentAs global concerns about the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) rise and the spectre of another pandemic looms, the international community must move swiftly to implement the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.