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In Person with: John Kirton

By CEECEE LU and SARAH JANE VASSALLO for urbanemagazine.org
Professor John Kirton is the founder and director of the G8/G20 Research Groups, an organization of scholars, students and professional researchers who are dedicated to independent analysis on the G groups. He is currently a professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. [...]

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Canada, Israel, and Hypocrisy in the Apartheid Movement

Canada, Israel, and Hypocrisy in the Apartheid Movement

It seems natural that Canada and Israel would have very good relations. In fact Canada was one of the thirty-three countries that brought Israel into existence back in 1947 during the original United Nations vote. In a small way Israel owes part of its existence to Canada.

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Considering the G20

Considering the G20

Police lines, press, and protests – A comprehensive look at this summer’s biggest blockbuster.

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Chinese Policy in the Recession

Chinese Policy in the Recession

How has the People’s Republic of China dealt with the recession? Surprisingly, the speed with which Chinese policy addressed the global downturn has allowed the country to escape the worst.

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Harper Going Prorogue

Harper Going Prorogue

Ringing in the New Year was the annual controversial prorogation of parliament courtesy of Mr. Harper. Well, now that the deed has been done and the waiting period has begun, fortune telling and finger pointing have come to dominate Canadian political discourse. Harper claims that prorogation is quite a normal procedure – this is true [...]

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