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Serious Climate Action Requires Emission Reduction Targets
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- October 13, 2015
Justin Trudeau has announced that the Liberals “won’t set a specific emissions target” for greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change. His reasoning is that, “what we need is not ambitious political targets. What we need is an ambitious plan to reduce our emissions in the country.” The Liberal leader is rehashing a debate in climate
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North Korea: Testing China’s Patience
- Analysis
- October 7, 2015
Postcard from North KoreaPhoto: John Pavelka, Creative Commons License Anniversaries have always been important in Socialist countries. For the people, it means a day off from the humdrum of workaday life with maybe an extra ration of meat or eggs to help the celebrations. Such has been the tradition in North Korea, and this upcoming
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Quebec Rethinks Its Approach to Foreign Relations
- Analysis
- October 2, 2015
The Quebec government of Premier Philippe Couillard has announced some of the deepest cuts ever to one of the crown jewels of the national branding of the province abroad – its Ministry of International Relations. Nearly a quarter of its staff abroad in its General Delegations (equivalent to embassies) and other, lower-level offices will be
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Canada Would Be Foolish Not to Join the TPP
- Analysis
- October 1, 2015
A few days ago, cows and their owners were marching in front of Parliament in Ottawa. They were protesting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which, they argued, would cause the demise of the dairy industry’s supply management regime. Last week, it was Unifor’s (the largest private sector union in Canada) turn to manifest its concerns
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