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Canadian Foreign Policy for Dummies 0
- Analysis
- November 12, 2013
Published in the Toronto Star, November 11, 2013

So it’s come to this: not only are Canadian citizens being dumbed-down by political parties who treat them as narrow-minded consumerist taxpayers, but now the leading lights of Canada’s journalism establishment …
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Rights to What Purpose? Free Speech and the U.S. Gun Control Debate 0
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- November 12, 2013
This past week saw a fascinating moment in the debate over guns and constitutional rights that so scars America. The cause was a gentleman named Richard (‘Dick’) Metcalf. A ‘pro gun’ advocate and lobbyist, Metcalf has written op-eds and articles …
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As Nuclear Talks Progress, Baird’s Concern for Human Rights in Iran Rings Hollow 0
- Analysis
- November 10, 2013
Negotiations over the past three days in Geneva almost achieved a historic nuclear deal with Iran, and the parties’ concluding statements suggest there is a good chance a deal will be reached when talks resume on November 20.

Canada, however, …
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Missing in Action: What Happened to Canada’s Foreign Policy?0
- Analysis
- October 31, 2013
In July 2011, shortly after Canadian voters handed the Conservatives a majority government, Prime Minister Stephen Harper observed that “since becoming prime minister…the thing that’s probably struck me the most in terms of my previous expectations—I don’t even know what …
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Protecting Whom? Certainly Not Refugees or Canada’s Reputation for Justice 0
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- October 31, 2013
By Emma Kenyon and Patti Tamara Lenard

The Throne Speech has come and gone, and buried in the hoopla surrounding the demise of cable television bundling were some terrifically misleading claims about “progress” towards meeting Canada’s immigration priorities.

The government …
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Our Man in Prague: An Appointment that Raises Questions 0
- Analysis
- October 31, 2013
Otto Jelinek, refugee from Communism, world-champion figure skater and Mulroney-era Cabinet Minister, was recently appointed as Canada’s ambassador to the Czech Republic. In the summer doldrums, there was virtually no reaction in Canada to the announcement, except citations from the …
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Sweeping Rights Aside: Ottawa, Pakistan and Netsweeper 0
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- October 25, 2013
Imagine the scenario: a private Canadian software company provides sophisticated technology to the Iranian government, allowing it to deny access in Iran to thousands of websites on account of their political or social content. How would the Canadian government respond?…
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Will a New Minister Fix Canada’s Ideas-free Immigration Policy?0
- Analysis
- October 23, 2013
The disloyalty is shocking. Waves of migrants arrive at a country’s shores seeking economic opportunity, a higher quality of life for themselves and their children, or refuge from political uncertainty — only to return to their home countries or move …
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The African Union, the International Criminal Court and the Politics of Justice 0
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- October 21, 2013
The African Union’s new offices in Addis Ababa stand on the site of one of Africa’s most notorious prisons, popularly known as Alem Bekagn or ‘farewell to the world’. For decades, thousands of people suffered and died here, many for …
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Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa: Beyond Consistent Inconsistency?0
- Analysis
- October 18, 2013
By David Black, Dalhousie University

A preview of David Black’s CIPS lecture on October 22, 2013

Among the various criticisms of the Harper government’s foreign policy, its presumed neglect or even abandonment of sub-Saharan Africa is among the most frequently …
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A Post-2015 Development Agenda: Into the Last (Long) Lap 0
- Analysis
- October 16, 2013
Post-2015 is becoming the biggest development game in town, especially New York. A flurry of activity in the summer months climaxed at the end of September with a UNGA ‘Special Event’ at which leaders from both developed and developing countries …
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Regional Innovation Policies in a Globally Connected Environment: Lessons from Europe 0
- Analysis
- October 16, 2013
By Michele Mastroeni, University of Edinburgh

A preview of Michele Mastroeni’s CIPS lecture on October 18, 2013

Industry leaders and governments have pursued innovation as a source of economic growth for the last two decades. While firms have been striving …
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