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Rights to What Purpose? Free Speech and the U.S. Gun Control Debate
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- November 12, 2013
This past week saw a fascinating moment in the debate over guns and constitutional rights that so scars America. The cause was a gentleman named Richard (‘Dick’) Metcalf. A ‘pro gun’ advocate and lobbyist, Metcalf has written op-eds and articles for gun magazines over several decades decrying any attempt to infringe on the gun lobby’s
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As Nuclear Talks Progress, Baird’s Concern for Human Rights in Iran Rings Hollow
- Analysis
- November 10, 2013
Negotiations over the past three days in Geneva almost achieved a historic nuclear deal with Iran, and the parties’ concluding statements suggest there is a good chance a deal will be reached when talks resume on November 20. Canada, however, appears focused on other concerns. As the Geneva talks began, Foreign Minister Baird, writing in
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Missing in Action: What Happened to Canada’s Foreign Policy?
- Analysis
- October 31, 2013
In July 2011, shortly after Canadian voters handed the Conservatives a majority government, Prime Minister Stephen Harper observed that “since becoming prime minister…the thing that’s probably struck me the most in terms of my previous expectations—I don’t even know what my expectations were—is not just how important foreign affairs/foreign relations is, but in fact that
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Protecting Whom? Certainly Not Refugees or Canada’s Reputation for Justice
- Analysis
- October 31, 2013
By Emma Kenyon and Patti Tamara Lenard The Throne Speech has come and gone, and buried in the hoopla surrounding the demise of cable television bundling were some terrifically misleading claims about “progress” towards meeting Canada’s immigration priorities. The government claimed victory in nearly halving its application backlog for permanent residency, and further for having
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