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Mar 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic: Not good news for anyone, but probably worse news for the West than China

David J. Climenhaga

Vladimir Lenin famously observed: "There are weeks when decades happen." Could the next few weeks see the United States and old Imperial powers like Britain diminished as if decades had passed?

Blog

Jul 14, 2019

Andrew Scheer would let Canadians rot in foreign jails before giving up an electoral edge

David J. Climenhaga

John McCallum deserves credit for telling the truth and looking out for Canadians in peril. For this he's excoriated by Conservatives and tossed under the bus by the Liberals.

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Jun 30, 2019

The Trudeau government will do anything to keep Donald Trump happy

David J. Climenhaga

Consider the dissimilar cases of Meng Wanzhou and Stephanie Clifford. The first we won't allow to leave, the second we won't allow to visit.

Podcast

Jun 26, 2019

Massive protests shake up politics in Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Currents

The question of the relationship between Hong Kong and the Chinese government is not clear and a proposed extradition bill saw the biggest demonstration ever in Hong Kong.

Columnists

Jun 4, 2019

Canada turns over relations with China to Trump administration

Duncan Cameron

Canada calling on the U.S. to get China to halt its crossfire, looks less like an independent state, and more like a U.S. dependent territory.

Blog

May 7, 2019

Alberta's new political strategy: when in doubt, blame Ottawa

David J. Climenhaga

The plan in a nutshell: blame Ottawa; say you're doing something; if the problem gets fixed, take credit; if not, assign blame again.

Columnists

Feb 14, 2019

Ironies and lessons in Canada's diplomatic crisis with China

Bill Blaikie

At the moment there is much irony to be found in the crisis in Canada-China relations, precipitated by the arrest and detainment of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver.

Columnists

Jan 29, 2019

Canada-China relations imperiled as U.S. indicts Huawei

Duncan Cameron

Not only have two Canadians been arrested on suspicion of committing espionage, China has threatened retribution to trade and commerce if Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is not released.

Columnists

Jan 22, 2019

U.S. propagates fear of China, again

Duncan Cameron

The U.S. remains the world's dominant power in every respect, with no serious rival. But that does not stop the U.S. from mounting campaigns of fear and paranoia about potential threats to its power.

Columnists

Dec 22, 2018

Stereotypes return in reactions to Canadian impasse with China

Rick Salutin

I'm not saying China is a mensch and we aren't. Yet it feels like Fu Manchu and the Yellow Peril are back. Where did they go, like Joe DiMaggio, so it seemed they'd vanished forever?

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