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The 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 …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIran is Cutting its Losses with a Nuclear Deal
- 8 juillet 2015
By Thomas Juneau
Published on War on the Rocks, July 7, 2015
This week will likely — and finally — witness the dénouement of the longstanding nuclear dispute between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the …
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The Summer of Cyber Attacks
- 6 juillet 2015
Published in the Ottawa Sun, July 3, 2015
Two things can be said about Ottawa’s summer, so far. One is that it has been wet; the other is that it’s been raining cyber attacks on federal government websites.
The …
EN SAVOIR PLUSFor Greece, Voting No to Euro Would Mean Five Years of Austerity Wasted
- 6 juillet 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, July 3, 2015
On Sunday, Greeks will vote in a referendum on whether they want their country to stay inside the euro area and possibly the European Union. To avoid economic calamity and …
EN SAVOIR PLUSReaching New Levels of Human Insecurity
- 2 juillet 2015
Published by the CDA Institute, June 30, 2015
According to the Global Trends Report released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on 18 June 2015, the forcible displacement of people is at the highest level ever recorded. …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWho Speaks for Canada, Spies or Diplomats?
- 1 juillet 2015
By Daniel Livermore and Paul Heinbecker
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 29, 2015
Bills C-51 and C-44 are now law. They are also trouble waiting to happen, because Canada’s political leadership has loosened the reins on CSIS …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe EU Parliament’s Decision to Postpone its Vote on TTIP Will Not Affect CETA
- 16 juin 2015
Published on EUCAnet, June 12, 2015
On June 9, the European Parliament (EP) decided to postpone a vote in support of the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the United …
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SIRC: Good People Can’t Save a Bad Institution
- 15 juin 2015
It would be nice to believe that two solid appointments by the Prime Minister would alleviate the ills that bedevil the Security and Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), the much-maligned body charged with looking into complaints against the Canadian Security Intelligence …
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