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Trans Mountain Clarifies Canada’s Climate–Energy Choices
- 3 octobre 2018
Since the court decision of August 30th that put the Trans Mountain pipeline on hold —and the cat decidedly among the pigeons — Canada’s energy/climate politics has been strangely quiet. Trans Mountain was the last of a batch of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhy We Aren’t Ready for the Next Financial Crisis
- 27 septembre 2018
Ten years ago, as the global economy slipped ever closer to a total meltdown, regulators were slow to recognize the severity of the problem because they were looking in the wrong direction.
Transcripts from the US Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee …
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What Do Canada’s Peers Say about Canadian Development Co-operation?
- 19 septembre 2018
by Hunter McGill and Stephen Brown
Every five years or so, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conducts a “peer review” of the countries that belong to its Development Assistance Committee (DAC). This year was Canada’s turn and …
EN SAVOIR PLUSDecisive Action is Overdue to Protect the Rohingyas
- 15 septembre 2018
By John Packer
Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa and Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution
Finally, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has stated the obvious: the Rohingya …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Feminist International Assistance: Can Bad Policy be Well Implemented? (Part 1)
- 13 septembre 2018
Last summer, the government of Canada launched its “feminist international assistance policy,” a radical rebranding to a “truly feminist approach that supports the economic, political and social empowerment of women and girls, and makes gender equality a priority, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Feminist International Assistance: Can Bad Policy be Well Implemented? (Part 2)
- 13 septembre 2018
In Part 1 of this blog post, I ranted about discussed why Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy is likely to fail. However, even a bad policy can be implemented in ways that make failure less likely and create opportunities …
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Treason or Good Management? How Officials React When the Boss Goes Rogue
- 12 septembre 2018
Lauchlan T. Munro
School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa
Should we be surprised that a senior official in the Trump administration has admitted to thwarting the president’s expressed wishes and intentions? I for one am not. …
EN SAVOIR PLUSFord and the Future of Canadian Climate Policy
- 6 septembre 2018
In the fallout from Doug Ford’s election as Premier of Ontario, two things have dominated public debate regarding climate policy. One, the provincial cap and trade plan along with the court case to stop the federal government from imposing a …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe ODA Accountability Act at Ten: Time for an Update
- 5 septembre 2018
by Stephen Brown and Hunter McGill
Ten years ago, the Canadian parliament unanimously passed the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act, following years of intensive lobbying by Canadian civil society organizations. Prior to 2008, Canada had not had any legislation …
EN SAVOIR PLUSMoving On: The West Adjusts to a Rogue US President, Part 1
- 27 août 2018
By Jeremy Kinsman
The summer of 2018 has shaken the rules-based world order that emerged from the devastation of the Second World War. A rogue president of the United States has apparently chosen unilateralism and nationalist competition over the multilateral …
EN SAVOIR PLUSMoving On: The West Adjusts to a Rogue US President, Part 2
- 27 août 2018
By Jeremy Kinsman
Part 1 of this article appears here.
Though Trump’s electoral victory was a shock, allies hoped it was hyperbole when Trump declared in his inaugural address in January, 2017, that he placed the interests of America …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTangible Evidence or Wishful Thinking?
- 20 août 2018
“Women’s participation in the peacebuilding process increases by 35% the probability that a peace agreement will last for at least 15 years.” Or does it?
“If you want to make peace sustainable, include women in the peacebuilding process.” Over the …
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