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Clarifying the Caretaker Convention
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- 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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Serious Climate Action Requires Emission Reduction Targets
- Analysis
- 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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