Messy Afghan withdrawal could cost 'credits' in Washington

Lawrence Cannon's briefing package highlights importance of mission in wooing US.

Harper's maternal, child health speech 'political opportunism': Stephen Lewis

CIDA Minister Oda says specifics are still in the works, but the former UN special envoy says Canada is far behind other countries.

NGO's calls to CIDA go unanswered

By Laura Payton

Alternatives says it doesn't know whether its funding has been cut.

Prentice sets Copenhagen targets
Citizenship fraud case
Foreign Taliban lose support
Expect another Haiti earthquake

G7 to be offered seal meat

Finance ministers and central bankers at this week's G7 meeting in Iqaluit will be served raw seal meat and given seal-skin mittens and vests as parting gifts, the Canadian Press reported, despite an EU ban on the products. Officials from the UK, France, Germany and Italy are all part of the event, where they will also sit on seal-skin upholstered chairs in the National Assembly. A senior Canadian finance official denied the G7 location is intended to prove a point about the importance of seals to the Canadian North.

NEWS

Minister of State for Democratic Reform Steven Fletcher plans to consult with opposition parties about a new democracy centre that could shake up Canadian development activities.

Democracy promotion centre inching forward

By Lee Berthiaume

Proposal could cost $30 million to $70 million per year.

OPINION

Fighting maternal, child health no small task

COLUMNS

Africa: The right to secede

Gwynne Dyer

Ban Ki-moon is not the best secretary-general the United Nations ever had, but he has grasped the essential nature of his job.

Diplomatic Circles

Ease visa requirements, says Mongolian envoy

Carl Meyer

On Feb. 1, Canadian mining company Khan Resources was purchased by a subsidiary of the state-run China National Nuclear Corporation. The reason? Khan's majority stake in the Dornod uranium field in Mongolia.

Chatter House

Jason Kenney saves the children

Laura Payton

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has been one of the faces of the government's Haitian earthquake response, speaking about family reunification and speeding up adoptions for families who had already begun the process.

US soldiers care for a wounded Taliban fighter. Wounded enemies must be cared for, according to the Geneva Convention.

Inside Defence

Playing by the rules against a lawless enemy

Scott Taylor

Last week, a court martial began for Capt. Robert Semrau, the Canadian officer in the 3^rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment who was charged with second-degree murder for the alleged execution of a wounded Taliban prisoner on or about Oct. 19, 2008 in Helmand province.

CULTURE