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(Almost) A Good Idea: Banning Travel to Designated Conflict Zones 0
- Analysis
- August 11, 2015
Excerpted from the original version published on the National Security Law blog, August 10, 2015

On the election trail yesterday, Stephen Harper proposed a criminal law ban on travel to designated zones he described as “ground zero” for terrorism.

Paring …
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The Charter Strikes Back: A Step Forward for Refugee Rights in Canada 0
- Analysis
- July 30, 2015
By Stephanie J. Silverman

Almost a year after the Federal Court of Canada struck down the ban on refugee claimants’ denial of health care, a new judicial review finds that a pernicious aspect of the Conservatives’ overhaul of refugee rights …
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Disaffection Prevails Among Afghans Today 0
- Analysis
- July 15, 2015
In April of 2014, when I visited Afghanistan to observe its third national election, the spring air in Kabul was filled with the anticipation, hope and determination of common men and women exercising their democratic rights to vote in the …
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Iran After a Nuclear Deal: Where Will Canada Stand?0
- Analysis
- July 15, 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Iran and the P5+1 – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, or the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany – finally …
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Shining a Light on Canada’s Deteriorating Human Rights Record 0
- Analysis
- July 15, 2015
By Leilani Farha

Published in the Toronto Star, July 13, 2015 Last May I was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing. The goal of this position is to advance the rights of marginalized communities around the world …
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The Final Push: Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal 0
- Analysis
- July 15, 2015
By Arne Ruckert, Ronald Labonté and Ashley Schram

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is nearing the end game of negotiations, creating a market of 800 million people with a combined economic clout of US$28-trillion annually. After the U.S. Congress granted fast-track authority …
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Iran is Cutting its Losses with a Nuclear Deal 0
- Analysis
- July 8, 2015
By Thomas Juneau

Published on War on the Rocks, July 7, 2015

This week will likely — and finally — witness the dénouement of the longstanding nuclear dispute between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the …
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The Summer of Cyber Attacks 0
- Analysis
- July 6, 2015
Published in the Ottawa Sun, July 3, 2015

Two things can be said about Ottawa’s summer, so far. One is that it has been wet; the other is that it’s been raining cyber attacks on federal government websites.

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For Greece, Voting No to Euro Would Mean Five Years of Austerity Wasted 0
- Analysis
- July 6, 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, July 3, 2015

On Sunday, Greeks will vote in a referendum on whether they want their country to stay inside the euro area and possibly the European Union. To avoid economic calamity and …
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Reaching New Levels of Human Insecurity 0
- Analysis
- July 2, 2015
Published by the CDA Institute, June 30, 2015

According to the Global Trends Report released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on 18 June 2015, the forcible displacement of people is at the highest level ever recorded. …
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Who Speaks for Canada, Spies or Diplomats?0
- Analysis
- July 1, 2015
By Daniel Livermore and Paul Heinbecker

Published in the Globe and Mail, June 29, 2015

Bills C-51 and C-44 are now law. They are also trouble waiting to happen, because Canada’s political leadership has loosened the reins on CSIS …
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The EU Parliament’s Decision to Postpone its Vote on TTIP Will Not Affect CETA 0
- Analysis
- June 16, 2015
Published on EUCAnet, June 12, 2015

On June 9, the European Parliament (EP) decided to postpone a vote in support of the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the United …
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