Sam Garcia, Embassy
Screaming Eagle: In a speech to a packed ballroom Thursday at the Chateau Laurier, US Central Command General David Petraeus talked about “getting the inputs right” in Afghanistan for a “robust, sustained, comprehensive civil-military counterinsurgency campaign.” He also joked with the crowd on several occasions, at one point telling a story to raucous applause of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in 1980 misreading the Olympic logo rings as part of his actual speech.
A Toronto-based lawyer is alleging the immigration minister might have interfered in the IRB's decision making.
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With Afghanistan all but done, "rapid deployment" is on the lips of top brass.
Even where there's no smoke, sometimes there may be fire. Just ask Uruguay.
Over the course of two days last week, the Harper government delivered a Throne Speech, unveiled a budget and tabled departmental spending plans.
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Nunavut plan to ban EU booze
Sharing an Arctic adventure
Don't stop helping Afghanistan
Calls for Canuck clemency
Mulroney praises Americas policy
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Arctic dispute reversal
Arctic sovereignty experts at a conference in Anchorage revealed that the Canadian interpretation of the Beaufort Sea offshore boundary dispute would benefit the US, while the US interpretation would benefit Canada, reported Canwest News Service. University of British Columbia professor Michael Byers said that if the US interpretation is accepted, American claims to a specific oil patch would actually fall under Canadian jurisdiction. Both countries are conducting seabed surveys in the Beaufort Sea in order to both reveal oil deposits and work out who has the sovereign authority to exploit them.
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NEWS
While acknowledging the tens of thousands of women who die in developing countries each year from unsafe abortions, and the importance of family planning in addressing maternal and child health, experts are worried the political debate on Canadian support for these issues is having a negative effect. |
Despite a commitment to continue supporting Canada's shipbuilding industry, an absence of new naval sector investments in this year's budget has contractors, lobbyists and critics confused and looking for answers. |
OPINION
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COLUMNS Everybody in the business knows that the Atlantic population of bluefin tuna is in worse trouble than the Pacific population, but how much worse? |
Diplomatic CirclesAt the end of his four-year posting in Ottawa, outgoing Italian ambassador Gabriele Sardo told Embassy the Canadian government saw Italy "as just one of the 27 pieces of the European Union," and criticized Ottawa's "distance" from the rest of Canada. |
Chatter HouseIt was a virtual Liberal-fest at the NAC on Monday as the Chinese Embassy hosted a special reception to honour one of the country's most important national orchestras. |
Inside DefenceAt the time of writing this column, I had just concluded the second of two back-to-back research trips into Afghanistan. |
CULTURE
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POLICY BRIEFING
Foreign investment. Innovation. Free trade. |
This year's theme at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, was to "rethink, redesign, and rebuild" the world economy. However, it was the 3Es—energy, environment and economy—that dominated discussions. |
When the federal government announced this year that it would negotiate a treaty agreement with the European Union, we welcomed this initiative. |
As Canada slowly emerges from the global recession, experts agree the key to long-term prosperity is a committed investment in science and technology. |
In December 2005, global investment bank Goldman Sachs identified 11 developing countries that are likely to emerge as economic and political leaders that could rival even the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China. |
Trade is a remarkably tough business to succeed at even in the best of times. And things are about to get tougher. |
A major transformation is taking place in the way scientific research is conducted. Gone are the days of scientists toiling away in their labs in isolation. In today's era of globalization, research is about collaboration. Increasingly, scientists around the world are coming together—physically and virtually—to tackle the pressing challenges facing society. |
The government reaffirmed its commitment to an aggressive bilateral and regional free trade strategy during last week's Throne Speech, prompting hope from some corners that a renewed push will follow. |
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