
News flash to the Trudeau government: There are disappointed Canadians out there, and the numbers are growing. If you’re looking for reasons why public support for the government in the foreign policy area is falling off significantly, you’ll find them reflected in the government’s record over the past year. Since announcing last September at the
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As Donald Trump makes it clear that he is intent on pursuing his rash and racist agenda come what may, we might be tempted to stand back, count our blessings, and try to minimize the damage. We need to be bolder than that. Not only in the short-term as we counter his hyper-nationalist rhetoric, but
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By Caitlin Sievert and Ainsley Butler Resource-rich countries are home to 3.5 billion people. When these resources become a source of conflict between communities, corporations, and government, opportunities for community development are often lost. The immovability of natural resources renders the role of communities located near mining operations of critical importance throughout the mining cycle.
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The day following President Donald Trump’s inauguration was marked by the Women’s March on Washington and hundreds of “sister marches” in cities around the world — a global display of disapproval for the new US leader and his retrograde understanding of human equality. The western German city of Koblenz hosted one too, but with a
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