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Drug Dealers on Death Row?
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- March 25, 2018
By Dane Degenstein Donald Trump has suggested the death penalty for drug dealers. It has been difficult to pin down President Trump’s policies on anything and the opioid crisis is no different. The fact that he uses language similar to Rodrigo Duterte’s is not surprising given Trump’s admiration of Duterte and unwillingness to condemn a
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Time to Make the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Plan Permanent
- Analysis
- March 21, 2018
In too many countries around the world, LGBTQ persons are criminalized — singled out for who they love — with criminal penalties including prison time and death. Canada’s refugee admission system is not perfect, but one of its great strengths is that it prioritizes the admission of this highly vulnerable population. In doing so, Canada
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What Canada Should Do about Russia’s New Aggression
- Analysis
- March 16, 2018
The crisis between Russia and the West over the poisoning of former Russia spy Sergei Skripal, daughter, Yulia, and a British police sergeant, Nick Bailey, has now moved to the global stage of the United Nations Security Council. The crisis, so far, has been mostly a war of words, but it is escalating fast. British
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From Spy Story to Global Crisis
- Analysis
- March 16, 2018
The biggest crisis in relations between Russia and the West since Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine is now in full force. The enormity of the action that led to this crisis — the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the middle of a British city using a military grade nerve agent developed secretly
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