The Canadian Government Accused of Information Control
Monday, July 12, 2010
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Examiner - Turcot Interchange - The reconstruction project
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My article on the Examiner, as a Montreal Politics Examiner.
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Examiner - Turcot Interchange - The reconstruction project
My article on the Examiner, as a Montreal Politics Examiner.
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Examiner - Turcot Interchange - The reconstruction project
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Suite 101 article - The Reality of Human Trafficking in the United States
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The Reality of Human Trafficking in the United States
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The Reality of Human Trafficking in the United States
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Suite 101 article - Russia's Power and Corruption
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This is my first article on Suite 101 - called Russia's Power and Corruption.
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The Article - Russia's Power and Corruption
This is my first article on Suite 101 - called Russia's Power and Corruption.
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The Article - Russia's Power and Corruption
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Who’s Stephen Harper? (2006)
This is an article I wrote in 2006, for the website CollegePress.com
At January 
23rd 2006, a new federal government was elected in Canada, replacing the Liberal government who ruled the country for 12 years. After major fraudaccusations, which have destabilized the government, the Conservative party appears as the perfect alternative. The Bush Administration, which was hostile to the Liberal government, now walks hand-in-hand with the new Conservative government of Stephen Harper. The recent implication of Canada in Afghanistan, the resolution of the controversial US-Canada wood exportation, changes drastically the US-Canada relations. So, who’s Stephen Harper, the new Prime Minister of Canada, who succeeded where the Liberals never succeeded: keeping a good relation with the Bush Administration?
The actual Conservative Party is a fusion of two other right-wing parties: the Progressive-Conservative Party of Stephen Harper and the Canadian Alliance Party of Peter MacKay. In 2003, the two parties tried to unite themselves, to create a single rightwing party, which resurrected the death Conservative Party of Brian Mulroney. In 2005, after a saga of fraud scandals from the Liberal’s high direction, the Conservative Party appears as the only possible alternative to the corrupted Liberals, and formed the new federal government in January 2006.
As a right-wing party, the members of the Conservative Party promote a stronger military force, a more efficient homeland security and an empowerment of the police jurisdiction. A majority of the Conservative members, like Stephen Harper, believes in anti-abortions, anti-gay weddings, and have several controversial positions on the Iraq war, on the ballistic missile shield, on more severe charges towards criminals and on weapons. In difference of the Western Canada, some provinces, like Quebec, have different positions on theses subjects, so Stephen Harper moderated his positions during the elections, reassuring them, to keep a united Canada. However, as he told to the press, if the question arises in the House of Commons, he’ll vote for what he believes. In the question of security, he feels that Canada isn’t safe anymore, and follows the US way. On the other hand, some security procedures he established begin to be severely criticized: from secrecy of some decisions to limiting access to journalists, just to evades unattended question. Visibly, Stephen Harper is a man who wants control over transmission of information.
The Conservative party positions meet the Bush Administration’s way of thinking. A greater implication in Afghanistan: passing from peace-keeping to direct conflict with the Talibans, have been received positively by M. Georges W. Bush. The possibility of joining the controversial ballistic missile shield is good news for the US President. However, in some subjects, the two countries aren’t on the same line. Over the question about the necessity to show the passport to cross the US-Canada border, a tough discussion started between the two countries. Finally, the idea was abandoned by the US government. But, this event didn’t cloud the good relation between Canada and the United States. The same visions about homeland security, anti-gay marriages, antiabortions and military implications, make the two countries closer than in the past six years.
23rd 2006, a new federal government was elected in Canada, replacing the Liberal government who ruled the country for 12 years. After major fraudaccusations, which have destabilized the government, the Conservative party appears as the perfect alternative. The Bush Administration, which was hostile to the Liberal government, now walks hand-in-hand with the new Conservative government of Stephen Harper. The recent implication of Canada in Afghanistan, the resolution of the controversial US-Canada wood exportation, changes drastically the US-Canada relations. So, who’s Stephen Harper, the new Prime Minister of Canada, who succeeded where the Liberals never succeeded: keeping a good relation with the Bush Administration?The actual Conservative Party is a fusion of two other right-wing parties: the Progressive-Conservative Party of Stephen Harper and the Canadian Alliance Party of Peter MacKay. In 2003, the two parties tried to unite themselves, to create a single rightwing party, which resurrected the death Conservative Party of Brian Mulroney. In 2005, after a saga of fraud scandals from the Liberal’s high direction, the Conservative Party appears as the only possible alternative to the corrupted Liberals, and formed the new federal government in January 2006.
As a right-wing party, the members of the Conservative Party promote a stronger military force, a more efficient homeland security and an empowerment of the police jurisdiction. A majority of the Conservative members, like Stephen Harper, believes in anti-abortions, anti-gay weddings, and have several controversial positions on the Iraq war, on the ballistic missile shield, on more severe charges towards criminals and on weapons. In difference of the Western Canada, some provinces, like Quebec, have different positions on theses subjects, so Stephen Harper moderated his positions during the elections, reassuring them, to keep a united Canada. However, as he told to the press, if the question arises in the House of Commons, he’ll vote for what he believes. In the question of security, he feels that Canada isn’t safe anymore, and follows the US way. On the other hand, some security procedures he established begin to be severely criticized: from secrecy of some decisions to limiting access to journalists, just to evades unattended question. Visibly, Stephen Harper is a man who wants control over transmission of information.
The Conservative party positions meet the Bush Administration’s way of thinking. A greater implication in Afghanistan: passing from peace-keeping to direct conflict with the Talibans, have been received positively by M. Georges W. Bush. The possibility of joining the controversial ballistic missile shield is good news for the US President. However, in some subjects, the two countries aren’t on the same line. Over the question about the necessity to show the passport to cross the US-Canada border, a tough discussion started between the two countries. Finally, the idea was abandoned by the US government. But, this event didn’t cloud the good relation between Canada and the United States. The same visions about homeland security, anti-gay marriages, antiabortions and military implications, make the two countries closer than in the past six years.
Le continent africain : Bassin de futurs terroristes
Depuis longtemps, la majorité du continent africain a été oublié à son propre sort, les pays occidentaux n'ayant que faire d'un continent sans intérêts économiques. Les « diamants du sang », sont u
ne triste réalité en Afrique, déchirant les populations civiles dans des conflits meurtriers. Des guerres intestines, qui font des milliers de morts, n'apparaissent jamais, ou rarement, à la une des médias occidentaux. Par exemple, la République Démocratique du Congo, est en guerre depuis 1997. Ce conflit a provoqué plusieurs milliers de morts, atteignant parfois 800 victimes pour un seul affrontement.Plusieurs maladies, dont le SIDA, ravagent le continent depuis des années, laissant des milliers d'enfants orphelins. La pénurie de nourriture et d'eau accable une bonne partie de l'Afrique, mais les gouvernements occidentaux ont commencé à s'intéresser au sujet que depuis peu de temps.
Le gouvernement américain commence à s'intéresser au phénomène africain. L'appel incessant du Libéria pour freiner les affrontements entre civils, a fait réagir le gouvernement américain. La tournée du président Bush du continent africain, est une autre preuve de son intérêt pour ce continent, et pour cause. Les pays abandonnés par l'Occident, qui s'enlisent souvent dans des guerres interminables, deviennent des bassins potentiels de futurs terroristes. Selon le département d'État américain, les groupes terroristes, tel Al-Quaeda, prennent de plus en plus de terrain sur le continent africain, faisant davantage d'adeptes. Les frontières poreuses, la facilité de se procurer des armes, sans compter les conflits incessants et le manque de pouvoir économique sont, selon le département d'État, très favorables pour étendre et renforcer les réseaux de ces derniers.
Les mouvements terroristes se multiplient à travers le monde, comme dans le cas de l'attaque de Bali et de Casablanca. Les gouvernements occidentaux devraient s'intéresser un peu plus au continent africain, car pour un peuple vivant dans la pauvreté et dans la guerre, les mouvements terroristes pourraient être perçus comme des libérateurs. L'attaque de certaines ambassades américaines en Afrique, l'attaque du vaisseau USS Cole, sont des signes précurseurs de cette nouvelle réalité.
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