Photoblog
Pink Peace Tower tonight for International Day of the Girl.
Peace Tower on Parliament Hill lit up in pink light for the International Day of the Girl. The day this year was brought into rough focus by the shooting of…
Pakistan
10 posts on Pakistan 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
What’s on the agenda for G8/G20?
China Prior to the G8, Prime Minister Harper will hold bilateral with President Hu from China on June 24th who is in Canada for a state visit. The visit will…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
Musharraf at 15%, Pakistan’s future on the edge
In early December, I received correspondence from the International Republican Institute in Washington inviting me to participate as a short-term election…
Stephen Harper
On the record: Harper and Dion on Pakistan
Here is a video from Mike Duffy Live that shows Dion’s comments on Pakistan, and Stephen Harper’s response. Please see my previous posts on this topic: Will…
Digital Politics
Thoughts about the Pakistan story
Often when writing this blog I try and wear two hats: one of a reporter and one of a conservative critic. If I get whiff of a good story, I’ll do my best to…
Stéphane Dion
Pakistan condemns Dion’s foreign policy ignorance
I just got off of the phone with the press officer for the Pakistan High Commission here in Ottawa after asking for Pakistan’s response (if any) to Mr. Dion’s…
Stéphane Dion
Stephane Dion should be thankful he’s not a conservative party leader
During the 2000 election, one of the greatest “blunders” that Stockwell Day made during the campaign was to compare the Canadian “brain drain” to the flow of…
Stéphane Dion
Will Stephane Dion make military decisions someday?
Yesterday, Stephane Dion made an unfortunate declaration regarding Canada’s foreign policy and amends his position on Canada’s military role in central Asia.…