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When It Comes to COVID, Our Political Leaders Have Been Seduced by Wishful Thinking
- Analysis
- December 7, 2020
When confronted by the very difficult decisions created by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, our political leaders have been seduced time and time again into a dangerous kind of wishful thinking. Instead of acting decisively to save lives, they have wavered and delayed—fiddling around with different colour-coded regional schemes, holding off on requiring
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Solitary Confinement in Canada’s Prisons: Time for Real Accountability
- Analysis
- November 26, 2020
Canada prides itself on a global image as a human rights champion. Yet, behind high prison walls, rights violations take place with impunity. Canada has a solitary confinement problem, and it needs to get fixed. Solitary confinement was the brainchild of penal reform advocates on both sides of the Atlantic, including Benjamin Franklin, Sir William Blackstone, and,
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Réorganisation de la représentation du Québec dans le monde: Jouer la carte nordique
- Analysis
- November 23, 2020
Le Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec vient d’entrer dans une phase de réflexion pour recalibrer sa présence à l’étranger. Un redéploiement des bureaux et délégations québécoises est un exercice nécessaire afin de s’adapter aux réalités changeantes des relations internationales. Une telle réévaluation est certes une occasion pour rationaliser les efforts, mais
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What Does the Coup in Mali Mean for UN Peacekeepers in the Country?
- Analysis
- November 19, 2020
On August 18th, officers from the Malian armed forces led a coup d’état against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and his government. They detained the President, his Prime Minister, and other senior officials, and forced Keïta (known by his initials, IBK) to dissolve the national assembly and resign on national television. The coup followed months of protests in Mali. Since
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