CORONAVIRUS – Fear of a pandemic, or a pandemic of fear?
By ARNE RUCKERT L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa HELENE CARABIN Université de Montréal, and RONALD LABONTE L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa [Continue]
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TRAVIS – BC Liberal’s missiles over closure of trade offices in Asia are duds
YOU LIKELY MISSED THEM, but on Dec. 30, B.C. Liberal MLA and trade critic Ben Stewart launched two tweet missiles. They were duds. Stewart’s first tweet: “Just [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Encylopedia of old gets no respect, but people still read
ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO, I began reading my pristine 1968 edition of The American People’s Encyclopedia. I bought it from a door-to-door salesman after I got my first [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Little consensus on how to resolve tensions with China
Most say human rights should trump trade in guiding Canada’s approach to relations with China By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE February 1, 2018 – Amid deteriorating diplomatic [Continue]
EDITORIAL – How Kamloops can help stop China from bullying Canada
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE ALWAYS BELIEVED that the most effective form of diplomacy takes place between regular folks far from the halls of power. It’s time [Continue]
ECONOMY – China offers a lesson on financing infrastructure
AS MEMBERS of a developed western economy, Canadians think we know all about capitalism. And, obviously, we believe our way of doing things is the best – we have nothing to [Continue]
COLLINS – The elephant in the room
WORLD TENSIONS probably haven’t been this great in a while. While North Korea is sending out coded transmission signals to their troops, and trying hard to show us they [Continue]
Editorial — Friendship agreements can reap rewards
SUNDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — The Chinese province of Guangdong announced this week the opening of a trade office in Vancouver. As outlined in a B.C. government media release, [Continue]
Canada must find new ways to engage as China’s superpower status grows, says expert
By JACOB ROTHENBURGER China will continue to expand as a military and economic superpower, and Canada needs to find new ways to engage with it, a guest lecturer told an [Continue]
