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Sovereignty in the Age of Cholera
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombing of Yugoslavıa and Kosovo have long since ceased. But the concerns about the legality and morality of attacking a sovereign state which, when the attacks were launched, wasn’t threatening its neighbors, remain. But what is…
From Here to the Sun
Hello, faithful readers. Who would have thunk it? Nortel at $120 after two splits, now costing less than that other great Canadian staple, a case of beer. Pity the poor portfolio managers in their struggle to counsel their clients on how to…
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the National Unity Debate
Lucien Bouchard’s resignation in January ended one of the most turbulent decades in Canadian politics. Just more than 10 years ago, his departure from Cabinet and the death of the Meech Lake Accord signalled the beginning of an upheaval that many thought…
Canada in the New World Disorder
While my subject is a bit less difficult than the examination question that asked candidates to describe the universe and give three examples, it has its problems. I shall try to be highly selective, but not, I hope, incoherent. I want to…
Arctic Imperative, Is Canada Losing the North?
In August 1986, John Honderich, a lawyer and editorial page editor for the Toronto Star, took a leave of absence to bring together his two fascinations, the Arctic, and strategic affairs. At the time, a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and…
The North and Canada’s International Relations
This working group of fourteen, many of whom are widely known in Canada for their past participation in policy-shaping in either foreign or northern aspects, set themselves the task of putting flesh on a Government pronouncement in December 1986, acknowledging the importance…
Giving Up On Canada
I believe that free trade with the United States is the most important economic, social, and political issue facing Canadians today. Its proponents argue that free trade will give us economic security in the short term and strengthen our economic base in…
