Egyptian military makes way for moderates

6:03 PM

Opinion: Egyptian elections

The result of the military’s machinations is that 10 of the 27 candidates for the presidency have been removed, including all the more extreme ones with any serious prospect of winning the election.

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Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, at UN headquarters in New York last fall.

UN food envoy to meet with health minister

By KRISTEN SHANE

9:20 AM

Until now, Cabinet ministers had not accepted a request to meet with Olivier De Schutter.

Embassy Photo: Sam Garcia

Susan Huang attends a rally on Parliament Hill organized by Falun Gong practitioners to draw attention to what they allege to be human rights abuses in China, in advance of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s week-long trip there beginning on Feb. 7.

Measuring Harper in the Middle Kingdom

By Sneh Duggal

Big expectations on energy and investment, but little consensus on outcomes.

Thought refugee reforms were settled? Think again

By Kristen Shane

Advocates fear return of proposals that were 'extremely damaging to refugee rights.'

Little information so far on perimeter plan progress

By Carl Meyer

The first deadlines have passed, but neither Canadian nor US governments have announced yet what has been accomplished.

Canada's gay rights defence is all hot air

By Akim Adé Larcher

In recent years the Conservative government has positioned itself as one of the most vocal governments in Canadian history in defending gay rights abroad. Whether for ideological reasons or those of personal conviction, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has come out as one of the fervent voices for Canada's new foreign policy to speak out against the persecution of people based on their sexual orientation.

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Canadians split on Israel

RCMP suspends US program

The RCMP stopped a training program with a United States police force after the US Department of Justice made allegations against the force on abuse of authority and racism, the Canadian Press reported. The RCMP was partnering with Maricopa County in Arizona in the training of Canadian police officers in drug recognition techniques. But a December report said there was reason to believe that the Arizona-based force was engaging in "unconstitutional policing" such as racial profiling.

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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal.

Diplomatic Agenda

By ALIA KELLOCK HEWARD

May. 14, 11:42 PM

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt gives a speech on the Arctic at Carleton University on Thursday, while Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal speaks about the freedom to worship, to trade and to be secure at the University of Ottawa on Friday. Much of Ottawa is also anticipating the G8 Summit at Camp David starting Friday and the NATO Summit in Chicago starting Sunday.

Making sausages on the Hill: The case of Bill C-31

By PETER SHOWLER

May. 13, 11:16 PM

Opinion: Refugee policy

Most of us do not want to spend much time in the back kitchen where the spices are added to raw meat—but we should. We are the ones who will be eating those sausages. A refugee bill just coming out of committee is a case in point.

NEWS

Canada, India want faster trade deal

By Carl Meyer

Trade minister reiterates push for long-promised CEO forum

Feds link economy, human rights in Ukraine

By Sneh Duggal

Government officials say talks are on track; diaspora calling for Canada to raise human rights in talks

Libyan chargé denies report of his potential recall

By Carl Meyer

Trade minister plays up economic links during Libyan visit.

OPINION

Speak with context, Harper

COLUMNS

The Syrian tragedy

By Gwynne Dyer

"The Security Council cannot go about imposing solutions in crisis situations in various countries of the world," said Vitaly Churkin, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, as the UN began discussing what to do about the Syrian crisis last Friday. He needn't worry. Even as Syria drifts inexorably towards a catastrophic civil war, nobody else is willing to put troops into the country, so how are they going to impose anything?

Diplomatic Circles

On a mission to rebuild the Côte d'Ivoire

By Kristen Shane

After the Canadian government 'de-recognized' his predecessor amid a months-long electoral crisis in 2011, the Côte d'Ivoire's new ambassador has his sleeves rolled up to help rebuild his country.

Chatter House

The curious case of South Sudan's office

By Avinash Gavai

Very little news has emerged about the current status of South Sudan's official representation in Canada since the then-South Sudan Liaison Office held a birthday bash for itself back on Jul. 15 to mark the country's birth the week before.