Published in the Toronto Star, May 21, 2013 Mike Duffy, China, Syria: one of these things is not like the others. For starters, only the first (along with the inimitable mayor of Toronto) has riveted the attention of most Canadians in recent… Read More
A Chink in the Harper Narrative?
Posted on Peter JonesFor many years Stephen Harper has carefully honed a narrative. It runs like this: “You may not like me personally, but you know in your heart that I am a good steward of the public purse, and that I am the best politician out there right now in ter… Read More
Tags: Mike Duffy, Peter Jones, Stephen Harper
Making Disability Visible: Inclusive Reconstruction in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Posted on adminGuest blog post by Deborah Stienstra, Professor in Disability Studies, University of Manitoba Policy makers, researchers and activists may be skeptical about including disability in discussions about fragile and conflict-affected… Read More
Tags: Deborah Stienstra, disability, human rights, post-conflict reconstruction, United Nations
The Human Security Network, Fifteen Years On
Posted on Allan RockFifteen years ago this month, Lloyd Axworthy, then Canada’s Foreign Minister, visited Norway. He and his Norwegian counterpart, Knut Vollebaek, had become friends, having discovered during their frequent meetings that they sh… Read More
Tags: Allan Rock, human security, Lloyd Axworthy, Roland Paris
In Confronting Iran, John Baird Stands in the Way of Real Solutions
Posted on John MundyPublished in the Globe and Mail, May 21, 2013 Imagine if U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had delivered the speech that Foreign Minister John Baird gave to the Global Dialogue on Iran’s Future last week in Toronto. Stock markets would have… Read More
Tags: Canadian foreign policy, Iran, John Baird, John Mundy
Harper Government ‘Pandering to Diasporas’? Not So Fast, Pundits
Posted on Natalie BrenderIt’s looking likely that Prime Minister Harper will boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Sri Lanka this November, due to that country’s deteriorating human rights and governance record. If so, Canada may be a… Read More
Tags: Canadian foreign policy, diasporas, Natalie Brender, Sri Lanka
Jason Kenney: Canada’s Other (and Soon to be Only?) Foreign Minister
Posted on David PetrasekThe overseas trips of Foreign Minister Baird generate some attention and controversy. But Baird’s foreign travel is closely rivaled by—though less reported on than—that of his Cabinet colleague Jason Kenney, the Minister for Citizens… Read More
Tags: Canadian foreign policy, David Petrasek, Jason Kenney, John Baird
Intervening in Syria Would be Illegal. It Would Also be Right.
Posted on Errol MendesPublished in the Globe and Mail, May 1, 2013 If the United States becomes convinced that Bashar al-Assad’s regime has started using chemical weapons against its own citizens, the “red line” set down by President Barack Obama will have been… Read More
Tags: Errol Mendes, humanitarian intervention, international law, Middle East, Syria, UN Security Council
Thinking Again About the Crisis of EU Climate Policy
Posted on Matthew PatersonThe demise of carbon markets has been predicted a number of times. The latest episode to provoke this claim was the failure of the European Parliament to strengthen the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in a recent vote on what is called… Read More
Tags: climate change, emissions trading, environmental policy, European Union, Matthew Paterson
