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Parliament Neglects its Duty to Debate Military Deployments
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- May 7, 2014
by Philippe Lagassé Published in the Ottawa Citizen, May 6, 2014 It is easy to blame Parliament’s failings on an excess of executive power in our system of government. In certain cases, however, the legislature is the source of its own marginality. The absence of a substantive debate in the House of Commons regarding Canada’s
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Quick Take: What’s the Significance of Ukraine/Russia So Far?
- Analysis
- April 30, 2014
What’s the most significant outcome to date of developments in Ukraine/Russia? CIPS faculty were invited to give brief responses to this question—still very much a development in progress, as many of them point out. Here’s a range of strikingly disparate takes on the meaning of the Ukraine/Russia crisis from a lineup of our expert scholars.
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CIDA’s Underspending: The Minister’s Explanations Don’t Add Up
- Analysis
- April 28, 2014
While global foreign aid reached an all-time high in 2013, the Canadian government’s contributions fell by over 11%. Among the 28 industrialized countries belonging to the Development Assistance Committee, only debt-ridden Portugal cut aid more drastically than Canada. Not even Greece, in the throes of austerity, cut aid as deeply as Canada—despite the fact that
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The Ottawa Forum: Rethinking Canada’s International Strategy
- Analysis
- April 27, 2014
It’s been almost a decade since Canada conducted a foreign policy review. The Ottawa Forum on May 23-24, co-organized by CIPS and the Canadian International Council, will bring together some of Canada’s most insightful “next generation” policy thinkers and most experienced policy practitioners to map out an ambitious, forward-looking international strategy for Canada. What major
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