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Le Canada et le nouveau gouvernement d’Haiti
- 15 avril 2017
Selon les optimistes, le transfert du pouvoir au Président Jovenel Moïse en février 2017, la restauration d’un parlement fonctionnel et la ratification du Premier Ministre Guy Lafontant par cette législature en mars, marquent un retour à l’ordre constitutionnel et le …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLes frappes américaines : Justin Trudeau et le nez du chat!
- 15 avril 2017
Le dernier discours du premier ministre Trudeau dans lequel il appuie les frappes américaines contre l’aéroport de Chayrat en Syrie ainsi que la nécessité du départ de Bashar al-Assad n’est pas tout à fait surprenant. Il s’inscrit dans la position …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhat if Canada and Mexico Said No to Renegotiating NAFTA?
- 7 avril 2017
Last week, acting United States trade representative Stephen Vaughn sent a draft notification letter to Congress indicating the President’s intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico, the very same agreement that Trump qualified …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrump and Syria: After Cruise Missiles, What?
- 7 avril 2017
The United States has moved swiftly and dramatically to punish the Syrian regime for its use of chemical weapons against civilians in a recent attack on a rebel-held town in Northern Syria. On Thursday evening, US warships off the coast …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIllegal but Legitimate? The Consequences of US Action in Syria
- 7 avril 2017
The United States has fired missiles at the Syrian military. This is a dramatic escalation in the horrific Syrian conflict. It is also the most legally doubtful use of military force by a NATO state in recent history.
To be …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrump vs. the Climate, Round 1
- 6 avril 2017
Trump’s executive order, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,” is the latest and perhaps most wide-ranging assault on climate change policy under the Obama administration in the US. Much has already been said about it, with excellent commentaries …
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Harper Lite? Le gouvernement Trudeau et l’aide au développement
- 2 avril 2017
Le gouvernement libéral de Justin Trudeau a transformé l’image de l’engagement du Canada sur la scène internationale, passant d’un ton autoritaire et mesquin aux «voies ensoleillées». Cependant, en ce qui concerne l’aide au développement, ses actions ne reflètent pas la …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe New Colossus
- 30 mars 2017
by Ruth Bradley-St-Cyr
“Give me your tired, your poor,/ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” The words inscribed at the base of the statue of Liberty are famous, and yet hardly anyone knows that they are from a sonnet …
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Wiretrap: Trump’s Tweet War with US Intelligence
- 21 mars 2017
Early one Saturday morning, March 4, President Trump took to his favourite bully pulpit to issue his most infamous tweet — that President Obama had wiretapped his Trump Towers residence during the 2016 election — using various trigger words, including …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada–China Free Trade Part 2: Forging an Agreement
- 10 mars 2017
by John Gruetzner and Phil Calvert
A new free trade agreement with China, in whatever form it takes, should be advanced within the context of a broader strategy for Canada’s engagement with China, particularly (but not exclusively) the strategy of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada–China Free Trade Part 1: Business before Politics
- 10 mars 2017
by John Gruetzner and Phil Calvert
Canada and China have begun exploratory discussions on a possible free trade agreement (FTA). Expanding Canada’s economic ties with China and moving the commercial relationship forward is a positive step. If it is properly …
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#rezist: Protest in Romania
- 9 mars 2017
by Teodor Lucian Moga
In the past weeks, Romanians have staged the largest mass protests since the country’s break from Communist rule in 1989. On Sunday, February 27, several thousand protesters gathered in front of the government building in Bucharest’s …
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