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Alternative Facts, Chinese Style
- 25 mai 2018
China’s increased censorship of foreign websites came to light on May 15, when it was reported that Air Canada had changed the drop-down menus of its destinations to show Taiwan’s capital Taipei as part of China. Air Canada’s capitulation to …
EN SAVOIR PLUSUne ingérence inacceptable dans nos affaires
- 24 mai 2018
Jusqu’à tout récemment, les clients d’Air Canada pouvaient choisir de se rendre à Taipei, TW, c’est-à-dire, Taipei, Taiwan. Or, depuis la dernière semaine, la société Air Canada a opéré un changement subtil, annonçant sur son site la destination de Taipei, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe G7: Hard Talk or a Sleepwalk?
- 24 mai 2018
by Jeremy Kinsman
As the Charlevoix G7 approaches, there is some question as to how the June 8–9 summit could play out as a Trumpian disaster. As veteran diplomat Jeremy Kinsman writes, if the disruptive president plays skunk at the …
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1983 GAC Document Still Relevant Today: “The Crisis of Quality” Revisited
- 17 mai 2018
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is under pressure from a variety of directions and for different reasons: the Prime Minister’s India trip; a lacklustre policy performance under the Trudeau government; indifferent communications with the Canadian public; and, at the top, confusion …
EN SAVOIR PLUSChina’s Thought Police Handcuff Canadian Businesses
- 16 mai 2018
When I received Air Canada’s promotional email about a worldwide seat sale this week, I immediately checked their website to book my August trip to Taipei. To my surprise, the list of destinations had been changed to read “Taipei, China” …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhy We Need to Stop Letting Economic Crises go to Waste
- 30 avril 2018
There’s a popular adage that we should never let a good crisis go to waste. Yet, arguably, that’s what we’ve been doing for decades now. We’ve avoided facing the genuine political challenges that economic crises present us and lost these …
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The Commonwealth’s Refusal to Address LGBTI Rights
- 25 avril 2018
One of the best predictors of whether a country criminalizes homosexuality is whether it is a member of the Commonwealth. In 36 out of 53 Commonwealth countries, sexual acts in private between two consenting adults of the same sex are …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe (Vanishing?) Conspiracy Theory Part 1: Daniel Jean on the PM’s India Trip
- 21 avril 2018
The National Security and Intelligence Adviser to the Prime Minister, Daniel Jean, made a rare appearance before a Parliamentary committee on April 16. Such visits are usually sparked by scandal and controversy, and Jean’s appearance was no different. On the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe (Vanishing?) Conspiracy Theory Part 2: Media Reports on the PM’s India Trip
- 21 avril 2018
Here is a sample of what the media reported after Daniel Jean’s background brief:
Globe and Mail, February 22, 2018: “…after initially pointing the finger at Mr. Sarai, the Canadian government later spread the blame to ‘factions in India’ …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada Among Donors: What Do the Latest Foreign Aid Statistics Tell Us?
- 17 avril 2018
The preliminary aid statistics for 2017 are now out. What do they tell us about global trends and Canadian foreign aid?
Globally, official development assistance (ODA) from traditional donors has held steady. The total amount, US$147 billion, is down slightly …
EN SAVOIR PLUSPutting the Foreign Service Back on Track
- 14 avril 2018
This blog is a condensed version of my 11 April 2018 presentation to the Professional Committee of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO), the Canadian Foreign Service Union, in Ottawa. It argues for a new foreign ministry model …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIs Facebook Just a “Tool”?
- 14 avril 2018
by Nolen Gertz
This past week, Facebook CEO, chairman, and founder Mark Zuckerberg testified before members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives to answer to the growing scandal surrounding Facebook’s role in helping Cambridge Analytica (and, by …
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