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Trump’s Victory Means Major Security Shocks for Canada
- Analysis
- November 16, 2016
The shock effect of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential campaign will reach and shake the bedrock of Canadian national security policy. Maybe not right away, maybe not always visibly, but a Trump presidency has enormous implications for Canada’s security and intelligence system, its capabilities and the protections it can offer Canadian society. It
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Trump’s Election Makes US Human Rights Pariah
- Analysis
- November 16, 2016
The election of Donald Trump as US President poses a grave threat to human rights — in the US and worldwide. To meet this threat, the global human rights movement, and in particular its US components, must reprioritize and refocus their work. US policy at home and abroad needs to come under much greater scrutiny.
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Canada Must Work with U.S. Allies to Save NAFTA and Our Future Welfare
- Analysis
- November 16, 2016
Now that Donald Trump is president-elect of the United States, Canadians and Mexicans are concerned about their free-trade access to the U.S. market. During the election campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly said he would renegotiate the North American free-trade agreement if elected. Moreover, if the renegotiations did not go the way he wanted, he said he
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We Must Not Close the Doors to Spontaneously Arriving Asylum Seekers
- Analysis
- November 8, 2016
By Stephanie J. Silverman Governments understandably focus on enhancing security, surveillance, and risk management for their citizens, and as we have seen, particularly since 9-11, much of this increased attention is directed at national borders. While every person enjoys the legal right to seek asylum in Canada, the UK, the US, and any other signatory
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