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Yes, we deserve a seat

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Excerpted From the Ottawa Citizen, Thursday, September 30 First, what the critics ignore is that it is not Harper who is seeking a seat on the Security Council but Canada…. Read more »

A review of In Roosevelt’s Bright Shadow: Presidential Addresses about Canada from Taft to Obama in Honour of FDR’s 1938 Speech at Queen’s University, edited by Arthur Milnes, and At Home and Abroad: The Canada-U.S. Relationship and Canada’s Place in the World, by Patrick Lennox

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Excerpted from The Literary Review of Canada April 2010 Review of P. Lennox and A. Milne The back cover of In Roosevelt’s Bright Shadow displays a picture of Peter Milliken,… Read more »

Sustaining our Forces

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Sustaining our armed forces after leaving Afghanistan  COLIN ROBERTSON From Monday’s Calgary Herald January 11, 2010 Once more, the Canadian government faces financial challenges. As Prime Minister Stephen Harper said… Read more »

Take Advantage of the Obama effect

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A close relationship with the U.S. is no longer the liability for Canadian governments that it became under president George W. Bush. More to the point — for those who want an adult relationship with our neighbour — there is now negligible political advantage in slamming the Americans during an election campaign.

Benefits of Empire: A review of Matthew Lange’s Lineages of Despotism and Development: British Colonialism and State Power

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Excerpts from the Literary Review of Canada September 2009 As a young boy I collected stamps, a hobby I shared with my paternal grandmother. Every Saturday we would delve into… Read more »

Our chance to get back in Uncle Sam’s embrace: Canada’s new ambassador has his work cut out for him

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From Confederation on, Canadians have always been anxious to keep Uncle Sam at arm’s length. Since 9/11, Uncle Sam has been more than happy to agree, creating a “real border.”

Now, we want back into Uncle Sam’s embrace – or at least into his pockets, so that we can share in his industry and investment. Protecting our gains will require a smart approach to integration, including a complementary approach on immigration and refugee policy; harmonization of standards and regulations; and a robust security arrangement that includes law enforcement, intelligence sharing and adding maritime and land forces to our continental air defence arrangement.