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The EU Parliament’s Decision to Postpone its Vote on TTIP Will Not Affect CETA
- Analysis
- June 16, 2015
Published on EUCAnet, June 12, 2015 On June 9, the European Parliament (EP) decided to postpone a vote in support of the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the United States. This vote was set to endorse the TTIP negotiations as well as officially state the
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SIRC: Good People Can’t Save a Bad Institution
- Analysis
- June 15, 2015
It would be nice to believe that two solid appointments by the Prime Minister would alleviate the ills that bedevil the Security and Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), the much-maligned body charged with looking into complaints against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). If that were the case, the announcement on May 1 of the appointments
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D-Day for Greece is Coming Fast
- Analysis
- June 12, 2015
For months, the Greek government (run by the neophyte left-wing Syriza party), its euro-area partners, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been engaged in negotiations about payment of the last tranche of an existing bail-out program. In exchange for receiving 7.2 billion euros in bail-out money, the Greek government has to credibly commit to
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Why Can’t Canada Get National Security Law Right?
- Analysis
- June 11, 2015
By Craig Forcese and Kent Roach Published in The Walrus, June 9, 2015 Bill C-51—also known as the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015—has now passed Parliament, and its effect on the Canadian legal landscape will be radical. To update those who have been not been following the debate, here is a synopsis of the bill’s ugliest bits:
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