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A Backwards Decade on Foreign Aid
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- October 15, 2015
A decade of Conservative rule has had a profound impact on Canadian foreign aid — and mostly for the worst. With respect to aid level, we are back where we started. The Harper government initially embraced the Liberals’ goal of doubling aid. However, having reached it, they froze and then cut aid spending. When measured
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Why Does the Reconciliation between Israel and Military Intellectuals Matter?
- Analysis
- October 14, 2015
By 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 6.35%, one of the five worst among 34 OECD countries. Nowadays, Israel public fears a third
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Clarifying the Caretaker Convention
- Analysis
- October 13, 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 Canada’s caretaker guidelines. They’re right here for all to read. Regardless, the past weeks have
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How Ottawa Fails to Meet the Security Challenge
- Analysis
- October 13, 2015
By 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 just that. The over-reactions are well known: a new, sweeping speech offence; citizenship revocation; a complex
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