February, 04, 2012
| February 1, 2012 Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Davos speech has been dissected in the press over the hidden Conservative agenda it apparently revealed. As soon as the prime minister mentioned the phrase "major transformations," that was inevitable. But another aspect of his speech went overlooked, one that could be read many ways without proper context. | |
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| February 1, 2012 When Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits China next week, he should not limit his marketing pitch to stuff we continue to dig out of the ground, but include those that comes from the deep alleys of our brains. | |
| February 1, 2012 As Canada pursues more trade with the Asia-Pacific region, it can support policies that invite inclusive growth. Because while Asia's future looks bright, there is a widening gap between rich and poor.
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| February 1, 2012 The striking thing about the recent spate of commentary on the Canadian International Development Agency and aid effectiveness (or lack thereof), is that much of it is offered by people who have never taught in an African school, never given an injection in a refugee camp, never evaluated a complex water and sanitation project, and, perhaps most importantly, never actually talked to someone who has benefited from Canadian foreign assistance. And all the critics notwithstanding, plenty of people have benefited. | |
| February 1, 2012 The Tories have been most vocal about the plight of groups they've been courting at the polls.
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| February 1, 2012 Traveling is getting easier all the time. The borderless European Union makes moving about a breeze. Security systems outside of North America are sophisticated, fast and unobtrusive (groin grabbing, it seems, is a particularly American security fetish). But there are exceptions, particularly those relating to visas. | |
| January 25, 2012 At least in this instance, the combination of litigation and diplomacy was a successful formula.
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| January 25, 2012 Everyone loves a good spy story. We love the intrigue, the drama. | |
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