• John Baird on Human Rights in Foreign Policy

    John Baird on Human Rights in Foreign Policy

    John Baird’s speech on September 14 at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations may be long on benign self-congratulation, which goes down well when speaking to Canadian audiences. But at least it sheds some light on “the untold story of our government’s principled, values-based foreign policy”. The bulk of the speech tackles the principles of

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  • Realizing the Potential of Unarmed Civilians in Reducing Violent Conflict

    Realizing the Potential of Unarmed Civilians in Reducing Violent Conflict

    Guest contributor: LIAM MAHONY, Director of Fieldview Solutions and a pioneer in the theory and practice of international protection When the international community struggles today with decisions about how to address the terrible civilian costs of armed conflict, the toolbox of potential approaches is significantly expanded from a few decades ago. Diverse armed and unarmed

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  • John Baird’s Journey

    John Baird’s Journey

    In a speech last week to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Minister John Baird set out the priority he attaches to human rights in Canadian foreign policy. That Minister Baird prioritizes human rights is hardly new: his speeches and public statements repeat, mantra-like, the Harper government’s commitment to defend and promote “freedom, human

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  • Foreign Aid: More of the Same?

    Foreign Aid: More of the Same?

    Publié dans Embassy Magazine, 19 septembre 2012 Canada’s contributions to reducing global poverty are rarely a priority topic for debate in the House of Commons. Foreign aid is an important tool for supporting international development, but it will likely attract less attention now that controversial international co-operation minister Bev Oda has resigned. Sadly, in the

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