Afghan asylum seekers are grateful for the help they’ve received, but have grown frustrated with the lack of clarity, consistency and coordination between the Canadian government and the United Nations.
View More Afghan Asylum Seekers Frustrated by Inconsistencies Between Agencies
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a “shadow pandemic” of intensified domestic violence and violence against women. Activists from two Ontario non-profits talk about their observations and what needs to change to achieve a violence-free society.
View More United Nations Focuses Attention on Gender-Based Violence
The presence of Canadian soldiers going through the streets of an African country can be weighty in terms of optics.
View More Canada — not Norway or Ireland — is in Africa for the Long Haul
Canada remains one of the most desired destinations for the Syrian diaspora, partly based on the good reports from those who have resettled since 2015
View More No Beeline for al-Assad’s ‘Lap of the Homeland’
Israel and the Palestinians are in a deadlock situation, where Israel demands an end to Palestinian terrorism, while the Palestinians demand an end to the Israeli occupation
View More Canada Should Send a Dual Message to Israelis and PalestiniansDid the seismic shift in Canada’s political landscape, a year ago, following the election on October 19, 2015, also trigger a shift in Canada’s diplomacy, defence and development agenda? To a large extent, yes, and…
View More One Year In, Big Shift in Foreign PolicyCanada will re-emerge on the world scene, after a decade of absence, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, next week on Tuesday. While Canada’s former Conservative Prime…
View More Canada Repairing Damage at United Nations
You’ve probably seen some variation of the popular T-shirts that set out “Rules For Dating My Daughter.” They usually contain a number of threats towards anyone looking to court someone’s children, but ultimately the key…
View More Their Bodies, Their Rules: Sex Ed in OntarioA child should not have to die to mobilize governments into credible action. The photograph of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi’s body washed ashore, which has mobilized international responses to the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean…
View More The Mediterranean Crisis: An Open Letter to World Leaders
On March 16, Crimea will hold a referendum on joining the Russian Federation. The referendum seeks to legitimize Russia’s current occupation. If the referendum in Crimea is free and fair, as verified by international election…
View More Ukraine Must Join NATO if Russia Swallows Crimea