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Strange things under the Ottawa sun

Gar Pardy | 07/28/2014
Strange things under the Ottawa sun

The Harper Conservatives have been as revolutionary or reactionary a government that Canada has ever seen. But it has been change through subterfuge, duplicity and artifice—not with shouting from the barricades.

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Stand by Iraq for the sake of your own people
Abdulrahman Hamid Al-Hussaini | 07/23/2014

Iraq's ambassador to Canada calls upon the international community to help stop terrorism in his country.

Collateral damage or mass murder?
Scott Taylor | 07/23/2014

The US shot down an Iranian civilian airliner with 290 people aboard in 1988. Yet that incident was treated very differently than the MH17 tragedy.

Disasters and dividends: An Asia-Pacific strategy for Canada
Jesse MacLean | Andrew McCauley | Emily Newcombe | 07/23/2014

Canada must define a new strategy to help with regional security.

Not all foreign investment is created equal
Peggy Nash | 07/23/2014

The greatest benefits of foreign ownership come when foreign companies or investors are invested in Canada as a whole—not just trying to squeeze as much profit out of our economy as possible.

The politicization of foreign investment
Dany H. Assaf | 07/23/2014

There’s no doubt that extraordinary steps like these have not traditionally been on transaction planning charts, but this is the new world.

Trade and human rights: not an either-or proposition
Raynell Andreychuk | 07/23/2014

Through aid and trade, Canada stands to help Honduras tackle its many challenges.

Transparency needed for investment rules
Judy Sgro | 07/23/2014

The exasperated vow of Naguib Sawiris is another example of Canada’s foggy foreign investment framework in action.

Want to really support Israel? Drop the partisan sniping
Adam Chapnick | 07/23/2014

Real leadership requires that the government work with the opposition and release a joint statement in support of the Israeli cause.

Senate screw-ups detract from foreign policy
Gar Pardy | 07/22/2014

And trying to fix the upper chamber means complicated constitutional contortions.

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PEN Canada, the little charity that could—speak out
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NGO's headlines across Canada is a good news story about some bad news.

Scott Taylor
Media adds to the deception in Ukraine
07/30/2014

With flags fluttering and trumpets blaring, we are to believe that the anti-submarine HMCS Toronto is on its way to serve up consequences in the eastern Mediterranean.

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