Dec 30th, 2009
Honesty is the best policy
Former Reform Party leader, Preston Manning, argues that Stephen Harper's policies towards China and the Copenhagen summit are honest and realistic.
Dec 11th, 2009
How to break the climate impasse
A little creative diplomacy could go a long way at the Copenhagen conference.
Dec 5th, 2009
PM won’t “blue-sky” on climate
The Prime Minister says that Canada will not be announcing any major changes to its carbon emissions policies at the upcoming Copenhagen conference.
Dec 5th, 2009
MPs as trade barriers
Some fear that Canada's adherence to egg and diary quotas could prove harmful to the advancement of free trade.
Dec 4th, 2009
Harper says Chinese Human Rights dialogue will continue
"[...]mutually beneficial economic relationship is not incompatible with a good and frank dialogue on fundamental values like freedom, human rights and the rule of law," Harper said.
Nov 22nd, 2009
McCain Against Afghanistan Exit Date
[...]that military exit dates and exit strategies should not even be on the table until NATO gets the upperhand against Taliban militants. Also, in a pre-taped segment in Halifax McCain expressed, "I regret the decision that the Canadian government and people to leave Afghanistan but I respect it and I appreciate the services they have rendered."
Nov 19th, 2009
CIDA and the emasculation of Canadian altruism
How does today's Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) compare with the CIDA of decades past? According to Brian Stewart, not very well. In recent years CIDA has gone from being one of the world's most respected aid agencies to one of the most timid and ineffective. Stewart blames this decline on political mismanagement and lack of vision. Is it time for major reform at the 41 year-old agency?
Nov 18th, 2009
Harper aims to grow nuclear co-operation with India
In India’s capital city today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed hope that his three-day trip to India will further its commercial and cultural relationship with Canada. In the interests of this new beginning, the Harper government is planning significant changes to its foreign policy towards India, with regards to its nuclear file in particular. Canada suspended nuclear relations with India in 1974 when India used Canadian technology to make its first nuclear bomb. The Canadian government is now planning new nuclear cooperation in the interests of nuclear energy, Harper said.
Nov 17th, 2009
Democracy Abroad: our obligation and interest
Promoting democracy abroad is often an expensive and sometimes fruitless venture. Thomas Axworthy argues, however, that Canada should follow through with its committment to create a new parliamentary agency to help establish democratic practices beyond our borders. While costly, Axworthy argues that such support can be invaluable to fledgling democracies around the globe.
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