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The Issues Involved in Using the “Persona Non-Grata” Option
- Analysis
- May 9, 2023
Recent controversies involving Chinese diplomatic and consular personnel in Canada have again raised the thorny issue of declaring foreign diplomats “persona non grata,” thereby throwing them out of Canada for their transgressions. The “PNG” concept is a reflexive, almost automatic demand by opposition political parties and some individuals in the Canadian “think-tank” community. In weighing its
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International Development Cooperation and LGBTQ+ Rights in Africa
- Analysis
- May 9, 2023
Sexual and gender minorities are under attack in several African countries. For instance, over the past couple of years, extreme anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been introduced in Ghana and Uganda, where homosexuality was already illegal. Kenya and Tanzania could well be next. International actors are struggling with how to respond to the various bills, whose draconian new penalties include life imprisonment and even
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The Prospects for Regional Cooperation Concerning the Situation in Afghanistan
- Analysis
- April 27, 2023
The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 represents a major geopolitical shift for the country’s immediate neighbours and the wider region. Neighbouring countries have expressed deep concern about the security threats emanating from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and about the humanitarian crisis afflicting its population. Are there any prospects for cooperation among regional countries
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In the Convoy’s Aftermath: Time to Embrace Human Rights in the City of Ottawa
- Analysis
- April 17, 2023
In remarkably short order, the unprecedented experience of the Ottawa Convoy of February 2022 has been well studied and there are extensive recommendations for change now on the public record. The Public Order Emergency Commission, which was convened because of the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act and was presided over by Ontario Court of Appeal Justice
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