Archive | August, 2015

Drone proliferation in the war against Islamic State

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Reminder: Check out our latest updates at Canada Election Watch!  Click for direct links to Election Analysis and Daily Duffs.   Daniel Schwartz writing for CBC News catalogues the increasing use of drones against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and previews three books that address drone proliferation and the era of remote warfare. (“One year […]

Update: Canada Election Watch 2015 – Daily Duffs

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And … the Duffy Trial re-opens! This election has already seen many twists and turns with the Harper government showering us in taxpayer dollars, and then new travel restrictions proclaimed in the name of anti-terrorism. Wednesday marks the resumption of the Mike Duffy criminal trial, with Harper’s former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright set to begin […]

Update: Canada Election Watch 2015

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And … the first leaders debate is complete! (Maclean’s National Leaders Debate 2015, Maclean’s, 6 August 2015) Click on the image below to view the full debate: Continue to visit our Canada Election Watch 2015 page and stay up-to-date with occurrences throughout, what has been coined as, ‘The longest Canadian election campaign’. Over at Ceasefire.ca, we […]