Posts Tagged ‘foreign affairs’

• ‘In an uncertain world’

  The text of the Prime Minister’s speech last night in New York. Colin Horgan…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, September 28, 2012

• A Memorandum of Understanding for Enhancing Mutual Support at Missions Abroad

  Here is the official news release on today’s meeting between John Baird and William…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, September 24, 2012

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  The Commons: Canada moves back in with its parents

  Why stop at the embassies, Mulcair charged, Ottawa and London could also merge their armed forces

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, September 24, 2012

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  Welcome roomie: Canada to share embassy space with U.K.

  On Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and his British counterpart, Foreign Secretary William…

  by macleans.ca - Monday, September 24, 2012

• Italy will represent Canada’s interests in Tehran after embassy closure

  ROME – Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi says Italy will look after Canadian interests in Iran after Canada shut down its embassy there earlier this month.

  by The Associated Press - Monday, September 17, 2012

• Two Canadian embassies in the Middle East reopen; one stays closed

  OTTAWA – Two Canadian embassies in the Middle East are set to open again Monday after they were closed on Sunday over security concerns.

  by The Canadian Press - Sunday, September 16, 2012

• Three Canadian embassies in the Middle East close for one day Sunday

  OTTAWA – Canada is closing three of its Middle East embassies for the day…

  by The Canadian Press - Sunday, September 16, 2012

• Foreign Affairs paid $2M for extensive study on threats to embassies

  OTTAWA – The Foreign Affairs Department paid almost $2 million to an international security firm for a sweeping intelligence study of potential threats to Canada’s foreign embassies.

  by Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press - Saturday, September 15, 2012

• ‘We cannot be selective about which basic human rights we defend’

  In a speech in Montreal, John Baird lays out the Harper government’s international agenda…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, September 14, 2012

• John Baird vs. The UN

  Late last week, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird seemed to announce that Canada was…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, June 6, 2012

• Dewar and Nash on foreign policy

  Paul Dewar has outlined his foreign affairs priorities, including a vow to oppose war…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, February 10, 2012

• Mulcair on foreign policy

  As part of his foreign policy platform, Thomas Mulcair focuses on combating the use…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, February 8, 2012

• Funding Planned Parenthood, but not abortion

  A few months ago, Conservative MP Brad Trost was boasting that the government had…

  by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, September 22, 2011

• Jaw-jaw v. War-war

  Roland Paris considers the Prime Minister’s comments on soldiers and arguments.
  Turning back to…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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  What about the whole Communist thing?

  Paul Wells on the Conservatives’ turnaround on China

  by Paul Wells - Friday, July 22, 2011

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  Playing footsie with Beijing

  Are the Tories sacrificing human rights for business opportunities?

  by Charlie Gillis - Friday, July 22, 2011

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  Why Harper wants to take on the world

  Why is the PM preoccupied with external threats?

  by Paul Wells - Friday, July 15, 2011

• Don’t call it a doctrine (II)

  John Baird dismisses a Palestinian bid to have statehood recognized by the United Nations….

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, July 11, 2011

• Don’t call it a doctrine

  John Baird proudly announces a boycott of the UN conference on disarmament on account…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, July 11, 2011

• Meanwhile, in Libya

  While the NATO mission grinds on, officials confirm that Canadian jets have dropped 240…

  by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, May 26, 2011

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