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We Are All Responsible for the Safe Passage of Syrian Refugees
- 8 septembre 2015
Philosophers are fond of asking this question, to press peoples’ intuitions about the right thing to do: Imagine you are walking by a pond, in your fanciest suit on your way to an important meeting, and you notice a baby …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLow-Fee Private Schools and Development: What Do We Really Know?
- 8 septembre 2015
by Prachi Srivastava
I have been researching low-fee private schooling for nearly a decade and a half. No one could be happier that the issue is finally receiving the high-level attention it deserves, with discussions in development circles and an …
EN SAVOIR PLUSPause Before You Laugh at Governor Walker
- 2 septembre 2015
Photo by Megan McCormickElection campaigns are comedy fodder. This week’s top supplier is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the man running for the Republican presidential nomination in the United States. When queried on Sunday by Chuck Todd of NBC News’ …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTerror No-Go Zones an Election-Friendly Scrap
- 16 août 2015
By Wesley Wark
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, August 14, 2015
The campaign trail declaration by the Stephen Harper Conservatives to set up a regime of designated no-go terrorist activity zones is a left-over from the omnibus anti-terrorism legislation …
EN SAVOIR PLUSUnlike Canadian Expats Living Abroad, Non-Citizen Residents Are Directly Impacted by our Laws, Yet Have No Say in Them
- 13 août 2015
By Patti Tamara Lenard
Published in the National Post, July 31, 2015
Donald Sutherland is upset. He wants to vote in Canadian elections because he feels Canadian, because he has to restrain himself from saying “eh?” and because he’s …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhat Does Mullah Omar’s Death Mean for Afghan Peace Talks?
- 12 août 2015
By Nipa Banerjee
While the Taliban insurgency rages in Afghanistan, the acknowledgement of Mullah Omar’s death has sparked debates on the impact of this event on the future of the peace talks and the Taliban war.
The enigmatic Taliban leader …
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(Almost) A Good Idea: Banning Travel to Designated Conflict Zones
- 11 août 2015
By Craig Forcese
Excerpted from the original version published on the National Security Law blog, August 10, 2015
On the election trail yesterday, Stephen Harper proposed a criminal law ban on travel to designated zones he described as « ground …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Charter Strikes Back: A Step Forward for Refugee Rights in Canada
- 30 juillet 2015
By Stephanie J. Silverman
Almost a year after the Federal Court of Canada struck down the ban on refugee claimants’ denial of health care, a new judicial review finds that a pernicious aspect of the Conservatives’ overhaul of refugee rights …
EN SAVOIR PLUSDisaffection Prevails Among Afghans Today
- 15 juillet 2015
In April of 2014, when I visited Afghanistan to observe its third national election, the spring air in Kabul was filled with the anticipation, hope and determination of common men and women exercising their democratic rights to vote in the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIran After a Nuclear Deal: Where Will Canada Stand?
- 15 juillet 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Iran and the P5+1 – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, or the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany – finally …
EN SAVOIR PLUSShining a Light on Canada’s Deteriorating Human Rights Record
- 15 juillet 2015
By Leilani Farha
Published in the Toronto Star, July 13, 2015
Last May I was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing. The goal of this position is to advance the rights of marginalized communities around the world …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Final Push: Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal
- 15 juillet 2015
By Arne Ruckert, Ronald Labonté and Ashley Schram
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is nearing the end game of negotiations, creating a market of 800 million people with a combined economic clout of US$28-trillion annually. After the U.S. Congress granted fast-track authority …
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