Imagine if, back in 1985, a delegation from South Africa set up camp at the Ottawa Congress Centre, in order to showcase the country’s wine, cuisine and culture. Imagine it displayed images of beautiful national parks, where tourists gazed at lions, giraffes and gazelles gambolling in the setting sun, while glossing over the fact...
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If you thought the federal government’s newly revealed mission against the Islamic State (ISIL) was incoherent, you won’t like its policy on selling military equipment to Saudi Arabia. During the election campaign, the Liberals promised that, if elected, they would have Canada sign the Arms Trade Treaty, an international agreement achieved in 2014, which...
READ MORE How much should human rights affect trade — specifically, trade in military equipment? The question arose again this week over news that Montreal-based aerospace company CAE has cut a deal to sell flight simulators to the Kuwaiti air force. According to a Globe and Mail report, a Canadian delegation — which included the vice-president of...
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Everything is Political broadcast on Sirius XM radio January 28 2016 6-7 pm. Businessman and potential Tory leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary says he wants a referendum on Energy East. When asked by Tasha on SiriusXM’s Everything is Political what he thinks about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s position on Energy East, O’Leary responded that, “What we seem...
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