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A Backwards Decade on Foreign Aid
- 15 octobre 2015
A decade of Conservative rule has had a profound impact on Canadian foreign aid — and mostly for the worst.
…EN SAVOIR PLUSWith respect to aid level, we are back where we started. The Harper government initially embraced the Liberals’ goal of
Why Does the Reconciliation between Israel and Military Intellectuals Matter?
- 14 octobre 2015
Par Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard
Appointing a new Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner rarely stirs up controversy, but in Israel it can easily turn into a media storm. This might not come as a surprise. Israel has an assault rate of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSClarifying the Caretaker Convention
- 13 octobre 2015
by Philippe Lagassé
What is the caretaker convention? When does a period of caretaker government begin? When does it end?
These questions should be pretty simple to answer. Shortly after the federal election began, the Privy Council Office (PCO) released …
EN SAVOIR PLUSHow Ottawa Fails to Meet the Security Challenge
- 13 octobre 2015
…EN SAVOIR PLUSBy Kent Roach and Craig Forcese
In responding to last year’s terrorist attacks, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised his government would not over-react, but also would not under-react, to the ISIS terrorist threat. Unfortunately his government proceeded to do
Serious Climate Action Requires Emission Reduction Targets
- 13 octobre 2015
Justin Trudeau has announced that the Liberals “won’t set a specific emissions target” for greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change. His reasoning is that, “what we need is not ambitious political targets. What we need is an ambitious plan …
EN SAVOIR PLUSNorth Korea: Testing China’s Patience
- 7 octobre 2015
Postcard from North Korea
Photo: John Pavelka, Creative Commons LicenseAnniversaries have always been important in Socialist countries.
For the people, it means a day off from the humdrum of workaday life with maybe an extra ration of meat or …
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Quebec Rethinks Its Approach to Foreign Relations
- 2 octobre 2015
The Quebec government of Premier Philippe Couillard has announced some of the deepest cuts ever to one of the crown jewels of the national branding of the province abroad – its Ministry of International Relations. Nearly a quarter of its …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada Would Be Foolish Not to Join the TPP
- 1 octobre 2015
A few days ago, cows and their owners were marching in front of Parliament in Ottawa. They were protesting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which, they argued, would cause the demise of the dairy industry’s supply management regime. Last week, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSMaking Peace in a Divided World: New Roles for the United Nations?
- 1 octobre 2015
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By Richard Gowan
There is no more annoying phrase in discussions of international affairs than “If the United Nations did not exist, we would have to invent it!” It is certainly true that the world urgently …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTransition Memos Show Foreign Ministry Is Doing Its Job
- 30 septembre 2015
…EN SAVOIR PLUSA series of foreign ministry memos, leaked to the media in recent days, offer an unflattering assessment of Canada’s declining international influence and reputation. They are apparently draft « transition » documents, which the federal bureaucracy prepares before every election.
When We Should, and Shouldn’t, Revoke Citizenship
- 30 septembre 2015
The long federal election campaign has been knocked off course at various stages by the unexpected: revelations from the Duffy trial; the accelerating Syrian refugee crisis; the niqab issue in citizenship ceremonies; and now, courtesy of Monday night’s Munk debate …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Munk Leaders’ Debate: Opportunity Missed
- 30 septembre 2015
The Munk Leaders’ Debate was supposed to be about foreign policy, but at many times it was really about a three-man horse race. That race was about which progressive horse could finish first, or whether the conservative horse would end …
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