/channels/taxonomy/term/13953/all en /channels/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-it-matters-canada-350073 <p>In the past five years, many of the fundamental pinions of public life in the US—the peaceful transition of power, the part former presidents play in politics, the role of the federal bureaucracy, the respect for election results, the once-iron ru</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:10:22 +0000 webfull 191448 at /channels /channels/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-it-matters-canada-350072 <p>In the past five years, many of the fundamental pinions of public life in the US—the peaceful transition of power, the part former presidents play in politics, the role of the federal bureaucracy, the respect for election results, the once-iron ru</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:06:06 +0000 webfull 191447 at /channels /channels/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-it-matters-canada-350071 <p>In the past five years, many of the fundamental pinions of public life in the US—the peaceful transition of power, the part former presidents play in politics, the role of the federal bureaucracy, the respect for election results, the once-iron ru</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:04:30 +0000 webfull 191446 at /channels /channels/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-it-matters-canada-350070 <p>In the past five years, many of the fundamental pinions of public life in the US—the peaceful transition of power, the part former presidents play in politics, the role of the federal bureaucracy, the respect for election results, the once-iron ru</p> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:55:35 +0000 webfull 191445 at /channels /channels/channels/news/closure-roxham-road-la-presse-347397 <p>March 28, 2023 | In recent years, tens of thousands of migrants have entered Canada via Roxham Road in the hope of finding a better life. However, this tolerated system is now a thing of the past. What does the sudden closure of this controversial crossing mean?</p> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:38:44 +0000 webfull 188606 at /channels /channels/channels/news/roxham-road-migrants-reach-uncertain-end-harrowing-journeys-global-news-347396 <p>March 23, 2023, | A group of migrants was caught by an RCMP officer at a small, unofficial border crossing at Roxhan Road separating Quebec and New York state. This incident seems to occur many times a day at Roxhan Road, which has become an ever-growing migration crisis facing North America.<br /></p> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:24:25 +0000 webfull 188605 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-canada-and-us-reach-border-deal-irregular-migrants-347287 <p>The Trudeau government has reached a long-discussed deal with the United States on irregular migration which will allow Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular crossing at the Canada-U.S. border. The deal would close a loophole in the agreement, which came into force in 2004 and currently prevents Canadian law enforcement from turning back asylum seekers who enter Canada from the United States at border locations that are not official ports of entry. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deal-roxham-road-migrants-biden-trudeau-1.6788358">CBC News</a>)</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:57:20 +0000 webfull 188490 at /channels /channels/channels/news/justin-trudeau-needs-assure-joe-biden-about-canadas-commitment-security-globe-and-mail-347211 <p>March 21, 2023 | <span>Joe Biden will make his first trip to Ottawa as U.S. President on Thursday, where Biden wants to focus on security. The U.S. intelligence community recently warned that great-power competition will shape the global order for decades to come. In this more contested and volatile worlds, the U.S is looking for allies for support. </span></p> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:19:13 +0000 webfull 188439 at /channels /channels/channels/news/david-shribman-wounds-vietnam-still-havent-healed-globe-and-mail-345771 <p>January 27, 2022 | While reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war<a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman"> David Shribman</a> said " It is the wound that will not heal, the heartbreak that will not end. Mostly, it is the haunting questions that have no answers." Although the Vietnam War ended formally 50 years ago but he claimed that in some ways it is still being fought in the United States, not by soldiers but by veterans, scholars and politicians. </p> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:04:27 +0000 webfull 186864 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-kevin-mccarthy-offers-deal-end-republican-deadlock-over-speaker-vote-344759 <p>The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House Speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. Republicans are trying to elect their new House Speaker — this time, against the backdrop of the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mike-mccarthy-republican-speaker-house-congress-1.6705575">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ƻ����Ժ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:50:21 +0000 webfull 185833 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-russias-invasion-ukraine-336610 <p>Here are some experts from ƻ����Ժ who can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><a href="#climate">Climate implications</a> | <a href="#disinformation">Disinformation</a> | <a href="#economic_policy">Economic sanctions</a> | <a href="#canadian_policy">Foreign policy</a> | <a href="#supply_chain">Investments and supply chains</a> | <a href="#politics_eastern_europe">Russian and Ukrainian politics</a></p> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:17:12 +0000 webfull 185050 at /channels /channels/channels/news/embracing-strategic-clarity-taiwan-it-was-always-burning-343460 <p>November 11, 2022 | In the face of an increasingly bellicose China buttressed by its mighty economic and military strengths, Washington’s “strategic ambiguity” has become insufficient to pre-empt China’s ambitions. A shift towards "strategic clarity" could pave the way to deter Chinese aggression in the region, provided it remains subtle and is carefully managed, Pangying Peng says. </p> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:34:40 +0000 webfull 184424 at /channels /channels/channels/news/child-marriages-violating-statutory-rape-laws-many-us-states-337728 <p>In many U.S. states, children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can consent to sex, leading to situations where sex between spouses may be a criminal act. Some states exempt sex between married spouses from their definition of statutory rape, which may create perverse incentives for child marriage, according to researchers from ƻ����Ժ.</p> <p>Their findings, published in the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X21005528"><i>Journal of Adolescent Health</i></a>, show that child marriages violated statutory rape laws in 14 states.</p> Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:48:57 +0000 webfull 178034 at /channels /channels/channels/news/andrew-potter-self-help-partisans-line-337359 <p>February 1, 2022 | Many Canadians look to the state of politics in America and feel better about our own politics. But is "Canadian exceptionalism" a delusion? <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/andrew-potter">Andrew Potter</a> outlines three principles or guidelines that may provide a reality check.</p> <p><a href="https://theline.substack.com/p/andrew-potter-self-help-for-partisans">Read the article</a>.</p> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:20:42 +0000 webfull 177563 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-one-year-anniversary-january-6-us-capitol-riot-336039 <p>President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The insurrection, which began as members of Congress worked to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, commanded the nation's attention as violent scenes of rioters attacking officers and destroying parts of the Capitol were broadcast live across the country. (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/biden-january-6-speech/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>)</p> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:35:25 +0000 webfull 176042 at /channels