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CIDA Merger is Fine, but Fundamental Questions of Policy Remain Unresolved
- Analysis
- March 22, 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, March 22, 2013 Thursday’s announcement that the Canadian International Development Agency will be folded into the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade leaves critical questions about Canada’s aid policy unanswered. First, regardless of whether aid policy is run from CIDA or a new mega-ministry, will our development spending
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The Right Call on the Wrong War
- Analysis
- March 19, 2013
Published in Opencanada.org, March 19, 2013 In the weeks leading up to the disastrous invasion of Iraq a decade ago, a number of prominent Canadian commentators and political figures warned of dire consequences to Canada-U.S. relations if this country failed to join the American-led coalition. As it turned out, however, the U.S. administration quickly got
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Whose Freedom Counts in Canada’s Middle East Policy?
- Analysis
- March 18, 2013
Published in the Toronto Star, March 18, 2013 The profusion of official statements the Harper government issues to recognize Canadians’ diverse ethnic and religious holidays suggests a deep-seated love of all that is festive and momentous. But for the scribes tasked with writing these messages, it can’t be easy to find fresh wording each year
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Immigration Raids Are Not Entertainment
- Analysis
- March 18, 2013
On Friday, the Globe and Mail reported that, accompanied by television crews to film their activities, the Canadian Services Border Agency (CSBA) raided construction sites in British Columbia believed to be staffed in part by irregular migrants, with the purpose of apprehending and deporting those who are not entitled to live and work in Canada.
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