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The Conservatives would like to remind you they support Keystone XL
Joe Oliver v. American billionaires
The President’s plan for Keystone XL and GHG emissions
No pipeline if there is a net increase in emissions
‘We should be thanked upside down and sideways’
Two weeks ago, officials from the U.S. State Department and the United Nations expressed concern about Julian Fantino’s comments about Haiti. In an interview with the Vaughan Citizen, Mr. Fantino responds.
Keystone rejected
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Yes we can—stop the Keystone XL pipeline
Obama’s base turns up the heat on the oil sands pipeline
‘Diplomatic overkill’
Adam Chapnik explains the wisdom of dysfunction at the United Nations.
Calling out America, then taking it back
While the U.S. State Department was careful yesterday not to say who the United States voted for at the United Nations, the Foreign Affairs Minister is less diplomatic.
‘Commonplace among the the majority of law enforcement institutions’
As the Star notes, the U.S. State Department has released its annual human rights reports for the countries of the world, including Afghanistan.
The prologue
In spring 2007, the Globe’s Graeme Smith conducted 30 interviews with detainees and documented various allegations of abuse after they were transferred from Canadian to Afghan authorities. Paul Koring subsequently reported that the Harper government was warned of mistreatment. Months later, Smith reported that Canada had lost track of at least 50 detainees due to poor record-keeping. In November of that year, Canada temporarily halted transfers.