The Conservative talking points on President Obama’s mideast peace proposal
U.S. President Barack Obama sketched out some new and, apparently, controversial proposals Thursday for a new framework for mideast peace talks involving Israel and Palestine. Here’s the chief...
View ArticleDaily Brief Year in Review with John Baird
David Akin reflects on a year in Foreign Affairs with Minister John Baird. Of course the Arab Spring is a huge story in this portfolio but who is John Baird really concerned about? David and the...
View ArticleJohn Baird on, well, a whole host of things
I sat down with Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird earlier this month for a year-end one-on-one interview on 2011 and the year ahead. I wasn’t able to fit everything of the wide-ranging interview...
View ArticleFederal ministers hoping to block Hamas members from Canada
If you haven’t already seen the story about Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney trying to keep Hamas members from participating in an international conference in...
View ArticleOttawa tightens Iran sanctions
On Tuesday, Ottawa announced it was tightening its sanctions against Iran, adding three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to the list of people under and asset freeze prohibition of...
View ArticleJohn Baird in the Jerusalem Post, NDP’s Saganash critical of trip
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird wrapped up his six-day swing – he was joined by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty – through the Middle East with an interview with the Jerusalem Post newspaper. It’s an...
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Mulcair silent on union’s anti-Israel slam
Despite two days of controversy around a Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) newsletter that said Canada “plays a key part in perpetuating war crimes” by Israel, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair refuses...
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