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The 2009 Bush e-Budget
February 4, 2008, Comments Off on The 2009 Bush e-Budget

Feb 7th 2008 | WASHINGTON, DC From The Economist print edition George Bush’s fiscal plan will set off an epic figh ...

Barack Obama: My America
February 4, 2008, Comments Off on Barack Obama: My America

First, he captivated the world. Now a young senator from Illinois has a fighting chance of becoming the first black pres ...

Bill Clinton, Canadian mining financier in Kazakhstan
January 31, 2008, Comments Off on Bill Clinton, Canadian mining financier in Kazakhstan

This does not bode well for transparency under a Clinton II White House. We are curious whether there may be a Georgetow ...

2008 Canadian Constitutional Affairs Conference
January 30, 2008, 1 Comment

The 2008 Canadian Constitutional Affairs Conference – organized by a group of students from the Laval and McGill Facul ...

State of the Union 2008
January 28, 2008, Comments Off on State of the Union 2008

January 31 (The Economist) The disappearing president and the shape of politics to come George Bush gave his last state- ...

Manley recommends extending Afghan mission
January 26, 2008, 1 Comment

January 25, 2008 Afghanistan needs us Without the presence of international troops, chaos would erupt JOHN MANLEY Saturd ...

Canada: Two years of Conservative government
January 24, 2008, Comments Off on Canada: Two years of Conservative government

The automaton goes on and on (The Economist) Jan 24th 2008 | OTTAWA In two years in office Stephen Harper has earned res ...

Wednesday Night #1350 – with Peter G. Brown
January 16, 2008, 2 Comments

16 January 2008 We have a special treat for all those interested in a triple-e topic: ethics, the environment and econom ...

Harper announces limited Schreiber inquiry
January 12, 2008, Comments Off on Harper announces limited Schreiber inquiry

Oh dear! We had hoped for more from David Johnston. It seems the taxpayer will once again be stuck with a bill involving ...

Memo to the PM: The world in 2008
January 7, 2008, Comments Off on Memo to the PM: The world in 2008

January 2, 2008 Jeremy Kinsman: Diplomatically Speaking While most of us are making New Year’s resolutions we like ...