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When Does Parliament Get to Vote on Military Deployments?
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- September 8, 2014
by Philippe Lagassé Canada’s deployment of military advisors to Iraq has raised questions about Parliament’s role in deployment decisions. The Conservative government has decided that a parliamentary committee will be briefed about the operation. The New Democratic Party (NDP) deems this insufficient; they would like the House of Commons to vote on the mission. The
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A Disturbing Trend in Journalism: Freelancers on the Front Lines
- Analysis
- September 8, 2014
The horrific deaths of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff at the hands of ISIS’s fanatical militants have been universally condemned in the civilized world for their savagery. But beyond the confirmation that ISIS is a band of bloodthirsty thugs, these tragic deaths point to a disturbing trend in the way the world gets
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Last Year’s CIPS Blog Highlights, Part 1: Harper’s Foreign Policy
- News
- September 7, 2014
Last academic year—our third year of publication—CIPS Blog presented a sterling lineup of posts on topics spanning the globe, with a particular focus on Canadian foreign policy. Below, and in successive newsletters this fall, we’ll be presenting highlights from the past year: some of the most interesting, insightful and tough-minded reflections on Canada and international
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Social Media and the Rise of Scholar-Blogging
- Analysis
- September 7, 2014
By Mira Sucharov, Department of Political Science, Carleton University As the prominence of social media in society intensifies, the question of how scholars can most effectively engage in the public sphere has taken on new significance. In a piece in PS: Political Science & Politics earlier this year, Brent Sasley and I looked at how
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