Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables show that Prime Minister Harper’s frequent scare talk in support of a greater Canadian military presence in the Arctic is just for public consumption and does not reflect what he says in private (Campbell Clark, “Harper’s tough talk on the Arctic less stern in private,” Globe and Mail, 12 May 2011): […]
Archive | May, 2011
Experts urge Canadian leadership on nuclear ban
From a meeting in Ottawa last month (“Experts urge Canadian leadership to ban nuclear weapons,” 18 April 2011): The Canadian government should join a new international effort to construct a global legal ban on all nuclear weapons, concluded disarmament experts meeting in Ottawa. “Canada should host a meeting of governments and civil society experts to […]
McQuaig on UN Emergency Peace Service
Linda McQuaig talks to independent researcher Peter Langille about the proposal for a United Nations Emergency Peace Service (Linda McQuaig, with Katie Addleman, “Linda McQuaig on the United Nations Emergency Peace Service,” This Magazine, May 2011): The United Nations Emergency Peace Service, as the initiative came to be called, is imagined as the UN’s answer […]
New foreign policy website launched
Collaboration among civil society actors has been a key ingredient in numerous foreign policy achievements in Canada, including the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines and the coalition against missile defence. A new online community has recently been launched in Canada to connect individuals and civil society organizations interested in international affairs and foreign policy. verkko.ca is […]
U.S. on Harper: "combative", "unapologetic", "sometimes vindictive pettiness"
Canadians are about to find out what up to five years of majority government are like with Stephen Harper as Prime Minister. We all have our own opinions of the Prime Minister, of course, but for a foreign view it is well worth reading the U.S. State Department’s analysis (or the analysis of one of […]