A Growing Crisis Between China and Canada Has Big Global Implications Mark Leon Goldberg January 3, 2019 On December 1st, a business executive named Meng Wangzhou was arrested while transferring through the Vancouver airport. Her arrest came at the request of US authorities, who are seeking her extradition to the United States. Ms Meng is the CFO of the Chinese ...
The International Implications of Canada’s Cannabis Legalization Mark Leon Goldberg October 22, 2018 On October 17, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize the recreational use of Cannabis. The first was Uruguay, which decriminalized Cannabis a few years ago. But Canada's move is arguably more significant to international relations for t...
Is “Pluralism” the Next Big Agenda-Setting Term of Art in Global Affairs? Mark Leon Goldberg November 17, 2017 (Ottawa, Canada) — Ottawa is a natural home to an outfit called the Global Center for Pluralism. As other western countries have closed their borders to refugees and asylum seekers in recent years, Canada became more welcoming. It has done so by relying most...
This What a Feminist Foreign Policy Looks Like Penelope Chester June 12, 2017 America's neighbors to the north are mounting an experiment. Last week, Canada announced its "first feminist international-assistance policy,” following comprehensive public consultations which took place last summer in more than 300 sessions involving over...
Justin Trudeau Just Gave the Fight Against The Biggest Global Killers a Serious Shot in the Arm Mark Leon Goldberg May 10, 2016 The Global Fund is a giant pool of money created in 2002 to address the three leading killers around the world: AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. It's main contributors are governments, though private organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation also...
The Global Implications of Canada’s Big Elections Mark Leon Goldberg October 21, 2015 The Liberal party in Canada, lead by Justin Trudeau, shocked the world with a big, big win in hotly contested national elections. The Liberal ascent ends a near decade in power for the conservative Stephen Harper and has the potential to fundamentally re-b...
Developing Story: Canadian Capital Under Attack Penelope Chester October 22, 2014 A traumatizing day for Canada
Canada is Joining the Iraq Coalition–And that Matters. (Really!) Penelope Chester October 2, 2014 Canada "will not stand on the sidelines and watch" the fight against IS
Elections in Quebec: What You Need To Know Penelope Chester March 31, 2014 The sovereignty question looms large in Quebec elections.