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Our Man in Prague: An Appointment that Raises Questions
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- October 31, 2013
Otto Jelinek, refugee from Communism, world-champion figure skater and Mulroney-era Cabinet Minister, was recently appointed as Canada’s ambassador to the Czech Republic. In the summer doldrums, there was virtually no reaction in Canada to the announcement, except citations from the official government press release. The appointment also coincided with a modest uptick in Canada-Czech relations.
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Sweeping Rights Aside: Ottawa, Pakistan and Netsweeper
- Analysis
- October 25, 2013
Imagine the scenario: a private Canadian software company provides sophisticated technology to the Iranian government, allowing it to deny access in Iran to thousands of websites on account of their political or social content. How would the Canadian government respond? With outrage and condemnation, to be sure, and perhaps even with legal action (since such
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Will a New Minister Fix Canada’s Ideas-free Immigration Policy?
- Analysis
- October 23, 2013
The disloyalty is shocking. Waves of migrants arrive at a country’s shores seeking economic opportunity, a higher quality of life for themselves and their children, or refuge from political uncertainty — only to return to their home countries or move on to other ones while retaining open-ended rights of return and access to social benefits.
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The African Union, the International Criminal Court and the Politics of Justice
- Analysis
- October 21, 2013
The African Union’s new offices in Addis Ababa stand on the site of one of Africa’s most notorious prisons, popularly known as Alem Bekagn or ‘farewell to the world’. For decades, thousands of people suffered and died here, many for simply speaking their minds or for crimes they did not commit. A memorial stone with
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