Internal reports from Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission provide new evidence of fraud in Afghanistan’s recent parliamentary elections, including ballot stuffing, intimidation, and turnouts exceeding 100% of …
Elections
Prime Minister too powerful: Canadians
According to a recent poll conducted by Nanos Research, 42% of Canadians think the Prime Minister’s Office has too much power (Campbell Clark, “PMO too …
Budget "adjustments" miss obvious defence spending waste
As noted in an earlier post, all three branches of the Canadian Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force) are currently conducting budget “adjustments”, amounting to $190 …
Is the West capable of fixing Afghanistan?
The highly-controversial election in Afghanistan has added to concerns that the international mission in that country is doomed to failure. It is indicative of …
Problems during the recent Afghan election
Amid recent reports of widespread fraud during the Afghan elections, the Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit has released a report entitled : Why Afghans voted in 2009. The …
Canada Needs a Progressive Coalition Government
There are critical issues that need to be addressed: the war on terrorism including Afghanistan, climate change, free trade, nuclear weapons, and of course, the …