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Canada’s new leader is young. He promises change. He supports the XL Pipeline and promised US$46 billion in infrastructure spending to boost the Canadian economy. Here’s what else you should know.
Canada’s new premier has spectacularly revived his party after years on life support – but he’s not just his legendary father’s son.
After decades of pioneering global human rights, Canada has become one of the world’s worst holdouts on the arms trade.
A technology designed to reduce the effect of fossil fuels on the climate has received £1 bln in subsidies and has nothing to show for it.
The experience of Canada, which agreed to an ISDS clause in its North American Free Trade agreement, should give pause to Australia.
It has significant public support across party lines, but politicians who advocate Australia becoming a republic are likely to have their priorities and even their right to do so questioned.
With Canada’s election campaign ramping up, Stephen Harper’s government has pummelled the opposition with a barrage of fearmongering.
The economic viability of extracting oil from the frozen north might be doubtful, but the geopolitical significance could be massive.
Disputes over intellectual property and car parts are emerging as last-minute hurdles as negotiators race to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership ahead of elections.
Most countries welcomed the deal as they jockey to boost trade with the Islamic Republic and gain from the eventual end of sanctions.
Constitutional recognition may have very limited impact if the groups benefiting from the change lack the political weight to leverage it into greater social change.
England’s great run in the Women’s World Cup has heightened UK media interest in the tournament. Is it the game-changer that women’s sport has been waiting for?
From the UK, to Canada, Australia and the states – our opinions about the military are usually wrong.
A number of countries – including Canada, France, the US and the UK – allow for the deprivation of citizenship on national security grounds. But the scope of ministerial discretion varies significantly.
This month Canada revealed its post-2020 climate target as 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. But current policies make it unlikely Canada will achieve the target within the country.
The Queensland Police will now disclose all sponsorships, after a backlash over almost A$700,000 in unnamed donations. But what are the lessons from elsewhere about police and corporate donors?
The rate of fatal shootings has fallen in Australia, the US and other nations in recent decades. Yet anti- and pro-gun ideology still makes it hard to have a sensible discussion about gun violence.
Before Australia proceeds with plans to devote fewer resources to a less frequent national census, we should consider the Canadian experience of what losing such rich data means.
The Crown has become a little less discriminatory with changes to the rules of succession – and descendants of George II who failed to get permission to wed need no longer fear their marriage is void.
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Associate Professor in North American History, University of Birmingham
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Research Fellow, Center for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark
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Associate professor, Human Rights Studies, King's University College, Western University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Professeur en sociologie politique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance; Scientific Director, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Department of History, University of Guelph
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba
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Associate professor, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, Social Work, Dalhousie University
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Professor, Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Instructor, Legal Studies and Criminology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
