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Global Affairs Canada’s GSRP: What It Is, and What It’s Not
- Analysis
- November 29, 2023
With an upsurge in media interest in one of Global Affairs Canada’s obscure political reporting programs, called the GSRP (or Global Security Reporting Program), the time may be right for one of its creators and managers to recall its origins and purposes. The story is pretty mundane. It’s hardly “above-the-fold” material. Nonetheless, the program is
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Canada: A Global Leader For International Protection?
- Analysis
- November 23, 2023
Canada’s contribution to protecting the world’s refugees is undeniable. Through its resettlement programmes and, more generally, its promotion of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), Canada has demonstrated a firm commitment to the goals and principles enshrined in the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees. However, the recent events at Rohxam Road—where significant
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Enhancing Canada-Europe Ties in a Changing Global Landscape
- Analysis
- November 22, 2023
As we approach the upcoming leaders’ summit between Canada and the European Union (EU), it is a good time to reflect on the dynamics at play in this crucial partnership. A recent roundtable discussion of business, government and academic experts held at the University of Ottawa highlighted the emerging challenges in the Canada-EU relationship, underscoring
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Making Money Out of Thin Air? Or Should We Axe the Voluntary Carbon Market?
- Analysis
- November 21, 2023
By making standing trees worth more than dead ones, the concept of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) was expected to be a quick, cheap and easy way to lessen the climate impacts of land-use change. Ten years after REDD+ hit the global stage, a recent report contends
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