Subscribe to the CIPS Newsletter
- Home
- Blog
Blog
Did Canada Play a “Critical” Role in Libya?
- Analysis
- October 28, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues to take bows for Canada’s involvement in the Libya mission. “Canada has played a critical role both politically and militarily to protect innocent civilians against a cruel and oppressive regime,” he said in a statement issued today. Mr. Harper certainly deserves credit for committing Canadian ships and airplanes to the NATO
READ MORE
Mission incomplète
- Analysis
- October 28, 2011
par Justin Massie Published in La Presse.ca, October 27, 2011 La guerre en Libye est maintenant terminée, du moins celle dans laquelle sont engagés les Occidentaux, avec la mort du dictateur Mouammar Kadhafi. Selon le ministre des Affaires étrangères, John Baird, «la mission autorisée par les Nations unies pour protéger les civils libyens contre le
READ MORE
When More is Less: The Commonwealth and Human Rights
- Analysis
- October 28, 2011
The Prime Minister arrives today in Perth, Australia, for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), straight into a debate over human rights. Some Commonwealth members want the organisation to take a much stronger stand when other members breach fundamental human rights and democratic principles. Others do not. Prime Minister Harper’s statement that he
READ MORE
Is There a Problem in Canada-U.S. Relations?
- Analysis
- October 26, 2011
This post first appeared on the CIC’s Roundtable blog at opencanada.org. When they met in Washington last February, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama announced a “new long-term partnership” between Canada and the U.S., which would “accelerate the legitimate flows of people and goods between both countries, while strengthening security and economic competitiveness.”
READ MORE
The CIPS Blog is written only by subject-matter experts.
CIPS blogs are protected by the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)