OPINION

Mandela's legacy

Mandela's legacy

People can argue about whether South Africa is doing well enough, but they can at least agree that Mandela got the country safely through the most dangerous phase of the transition.


Paris 1968, Istanbul 2013

Once Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan could play public opinion like a violin; now he is arrogant and tone-deaf.


The minister’s manhunt

Using DND resources to investigate leaks is a blatant intimidation tactic.


The doctors are coming

Stephen Harper and Jason Kenney’s road to Damascus.


No more delays: Sign the Arms Trade Treaty

The treaty won’t affect cost or availability of firearms or ammunition for legitimate gun owners, or call for national gun registries.


I’m not wrong on the Dahla Dam after all, minister

New evidence suggests Canada’s water-supply efforts failed Afghan farmers.


Canada in the G8 hot seat

Have G8 countries the political will to impose changes on their corporate giants?


Protecting the right to water means banning fracking

The government has conceded the human right to water exists, but that’s not enough.


Water knows no political boundaries

The International Joint Commission protects shared waters and is a model for Canada-US co-operation.


Research collaboration key to ocean and Arctic success

Tight government budgets mean it’s a major challenge to fund needed infrastructure to do ocean research. Allies are working together to maximize resources.


Canadian leadership needed to save threatened American eel

New regional conservation initiative looks promising, but Canada has yet to weigh in.


New world development goals prioritize water, sanitation—Canada must do the same

CIDA needs a water, sanitation, and hygiene policy.


Why Canadians should be concerned about water

A snapshot of Canada’s more populated regions shows water stresses abound, while demand elsewhere grows.


A game worth playing

Scenarios and games can help governments learn to adapt to new Arctic sea conditions.


A collaborative approach to freshwater management challenges

Water managers face a rising burden on municipalities to provide services, and the high costs of infrastructure renewal.


Media the real scandal during Pacific Alliance meet

Questions about the trip itself, the government’s trade agenda, and the position of Canada in pan-Pacific trade were woefully absent.


Canada takes high-tech and international strides to improve oceans

20 years after proposing World Oceans Day, Canada remains committed to protecting ocean health, ensuring responsible marine-resource use.


We ignore our moral duties to our children and neighbours’ peril

Canadians, on average, flush more potable water down the toilet every day than many people in the world have access to in a week.


Water: A complex yet vital resource

The Tories have taken modest steps to ban bulk-water exports down rivers flowing to the US. It remains to be seen, however, just how water-tight this will be.


Oceans at risk like never before

Acidification is the ‘equally evil twin’ of the climate crisis.


This Week's Issue
policy briefings

June 5, 2013