Canadian Politics
François-Philippe Champagne is the new Minister of Foreign Affairs
According to a well-placed leak to CBC News, Canadians have learned that François-Philippe Champagne will be Canada’s 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs,…
Iran
8 posts on Iran from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Foreign Affairs and Defence
And in non-census-related news…
A 20-year old letter allegedly written by Iranian “Green revolution” leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi to Iran’s then-president President Ali Khamenei is causing a…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
Statements from the Prime Minister, the Liberal Party and the NDP on the situation in Iran
From Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada: “The reaction of the Iranian authorities to the demonstrations in Iran is wholly unacceptable. The regime has…
US Politics
Dems: “Hey, that’s our electoral platform…”
What do you suppose the motive is behind this? BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Eleven Sunni insurgent groups have offered to halt attacks on the U.S.-led military if the…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
Chilling Campaign Endorsement
From the “not at all helping things” department, comes a chilling political endorsement from Iran’s supreme spiritual leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei…
Canadian Media
A thought on the Jean Brault testimony publication ban
Just a thought… Along the loopy lines of logic of this publication ban farce… Since there is forbidden testimony that is available on the Internet could…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
Pettigrew shakes finger at Iran
The front page of the Globe and Mail today outlined the injuries of Zahra Kazemi, the Canadian photojournalist who suspiciously died while in Iranian custody.…