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The Outcome of the Scottish Independence Referendum
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- September 23, 2014
55 percent for ‘no,’ 45 percent for ‘yes.’ It was simultaneously a very close result and a comfortable win for Better Together. The vote was close if we take a historical perspective on it. Support for independence in Scotland has typically hovered around 25 percent. A year ago it seemed stuck 35-40 percent, and many
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Harper Goes to the UN for Domestic Consumption in 2015
- Analysis
- September 22, 2014
Published on National Newswatch, September 22, 2014 In the week of September 22, 2014, Stephen Harper will address the UN General Assembly, the global forum that not only he has shunned in his almost nine years of office but also one that his Foreign Minister, John Baird, has so infamously dismissed as a debating club
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The Myth of Canada as a Military Free-Rider
- Analysis
- September 22, 2014
Published in the Ottawa Citizen on September 18, 2014 How much is enough in Canadian defence spending? It has never been enough, and it won’t be in the future is the answer. NATO suggests that states spend two per cent of their GDP on defence. In light of the decisions at the recent NATO summit
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Last Year’s CIPS Blog Highlights, Part 3: International Development
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- September 22, 2014
Following a turbulent period for Canada’s international aid program—one that saw the folding of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) into the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development—the 2013-14 year saw CIPS bloggers reflecting on both Canada’s own development spending as well as international trends and priorities. Some authors took issue with the level
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