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Canada in 2010 and 2011 – Immigration
November 4, 2011, 1 Comment

Background: Flight to Canada: The refugee process (March 2010) Canada to reform refugee system: Kenney Proposed reforms ...

Collapse of the Soviet Union and its importance in 2011
November 4, 2011, 1 Comment

Chanting ‘Russia for Russians,’ thousands of nationalists and neo-Nazis march through Moscow (WaPost) Thousands of f ...

al-Qaeda
September 30, 2011, Comments Off on al-Qaeda

 See also Osma bin Laden killed Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen Officials confirm death in al-Jawf of dual Yemeni-Ameri ...

Canada 2010: G8 & G20
September 26, 2011, 1 Comment

The story that won’t go away NDP calls for ethics investigation into Clement over G8 fund New Democrats are callin ...

Wednesday Salon West 2.0 – Sept 21st
September 9, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Salon West 2.0 – Sept 21st

Dear Friends of Wednesday Salon West (WSW), Thank you all for your continuous participation (in person and on-line), for ...

Wednesday Night #1538
August 24, 2011, 1 Comment

Jack Layton and Canadian politics Jack Layton is being laid to rest after having led a group, largely composed of neophy ...

Serbia & Kosovo
August 12, 2011, 2 Comments

Kosovo-Serbia talks off after renewed clashes (BBC) EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo have been called off ami ...

Aging population
July 21, 2011, Comments Off on Aging population

Charles Cogan offers a more light-hearted perspective: 90 may be the new 50 — but it doesn’t matter in the l ...

Somalia
July 18, 2011, Comments Off on Somalia

NYT Somalia Archives BBC Somalia Q&A: Somalia has experienced almost constant conflict since the collapse of its cen ...

Wednesday Night #1528
June 15, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1528

Our special guest, Flora Igoki Terah of Kenya, made this an exceptional and riveting evening. Flora’s intensely pe ...