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If Canada ‘unequivocally supports’ nuclear disarmament, it must sign onto UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

  • It’s time to nuke the nukes. The Trudeau government needs to live up to its rhetoric and sign the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty. Joining
News | BY YVES ENGLER | January 21, 2021
Under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership, last month, Canada voted against a resolution supporting the treaty backed by 130 UN member states.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Canada ‘unequivocally supports’ nuclear disarmament, it must sign onto UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

News | BY YVES ENGLER | January 21, 2021
  • It’s time to nuke the nukes. The Trudeau government needs to live up to its rhetoric and sign the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty. Joining

If Canada ‘unequivocally supports’ nuclear disarmament, it must sign onto UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

News | BY YVES ENGLER | January 21, 2021
  • It’s time to nuke the nukes. The Trudeau government needs to live up to its rhetoric and sign the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty. Joining
Under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership, last month, Canada voted against a resolution supporting the treaty backed by 130 UN member states.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s record Palestinian rights should disqualify it from Security Council race

  • Canada’s anti-Palestinian voting record should disqualify it from a seat on the UN Security Council. Hopefully, when member states pick amongst Ireland, Norway, and
Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | May 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government have devoted significant energy and resources to winning a seat on the Security Council. To combat this pressure, a small group of Palestine solidarity activists have organized an open letter drawing attention to Canada’s anti-Palestinian voting record. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s record Palestinian rights should disqualify it from Security Council race

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | May 21, 2020
  • Canada’s anti-Palestinian voting record should disqualify it from a seat on the UN Security Council. Hopefully, when member states pick amongst Ireland, Norway, and

Canada’s record Palestinian rights should disqualify it from Security Council race

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | May 21, 2020
  • Canada’s anti-Palestinian voting record should disqualify it from a seat on the UN Security Council. Hopefully, when member states pick amongst Ireland, Norway, and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government have devoted significant energy and resources to winning a seat on the Security Council. To combat this pressure, a small group of Palestine solidarity activists have organized an open letter drawing attention to Canada’s anti-Palestinian voting record. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why are those meant to defend democracy flouting it?

  • If Canada’s armed forces exist to protect our democracy, why does their leadership flout laws meant to protect citizens’ rights to know what the
Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | February 20, 2019
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks to reporters at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Jan. 30. The Liberal government has said it has made openness and transparency its guiding principles, but author Yves Engler says the military has a history of breaking rules on access to information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why are those meant to defend democracy flouting it?

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | February 20, 2019
  • If Canada’s armed forces exist to protect our democracy, why does their leadership flout laws meant to protect citizens’ rights to know what the

Why are those meant to defend democracy flouting it?

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | February 20, 2019
  • If Canada’s armed forces exist to protect our democracy, why does their leadership flout laws meant to protect citizens’ rights to know what the
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks to reporters at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Jan. 30. The Liberal government has said it has made openness and transparency its guiding principles, but author Yves Engler says the military has a history of breaking rules on access to information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With NDP leadership race set to heat up, Greens set the bar on Palestinian rights

  • To the sound of crickets chirping from opposition benches, Justin Trudeau’s government has once again isolated Canada on Palestinian rights. But, recent developments suggest
Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | December 14, 2016
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May backed her party’s revision earlier this month of its policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

With NDP leadership race set to heat up, Greens set the bar on Palestinian rights

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | December 14, 2016
  • To the sound of crickets chirping from opposition benches, Justin Trudeau’s government has once again isolated Canada on Palestinian rights. But, recent developments suggest

With NDP leadership race set to heat up, Greens set the bar on Palestinian rights

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | December 14, 2016
  • To the sound of crickets chirping from opposition benches, Justin Trudeau’s government has once again isolated Canada on Palestinian rights. But, recent developments suggest
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May backed her party’s revision earlier this month of its policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Too close for comfort: Canadian academics and government

  • Should social scientists seek the truth regardless of whose toes may be stepped on and cite, up front, possible conflicts of interest regarding matters
Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | October 19, 2016
All academic disciplines claim independence of thought and transparency are principles that guide good research. So, asks Yves Engler, what to make of a Canadian foreign-policy discussion dominated by individuals with ties to the decision-making structures they study? The Hill Times file photo

Too close for comfort: Canadian academics and government

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | October 19, 2016
  • Should social scientists seek the truth regardless of whose toes may be stepped on and cite, up front, possible conflicts of interest regarding matters

Too close for comfort: Canadian academics and government

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | October 19, 2016
  • Should social scientists seek the truth regardless of whose toes may be stepped on and cite, up front, possible conflicts of interest regarding matters
All academic disciplines claim independence of thought and transparency are principles that guide good research. So, asks Yves Engler, what to make of a Canadian foreign-policy discussion dominated by individuals with ties to the decision-making structures they study? The Hill Times file photo

Greens should vote to revoke Jewish National Fund charitable status

  • Despite a backlash evocative of those who defended the Jim Crow-era United States South, Green Party members recently voted in favour of a resolution
Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | July 27, 2016
B’nai Brith Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs asked their supporters to write Green Party leader Elizabeth May, pictured in June, about the motion seeking to revoke the Jewish National Fund of Canada's charitable status, which is seen by critics to be anti-Semitic. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Greens should vote to revoke Jewish National Fund charitable status

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | July 27, 2016
  • Despite a backlash evocative of those who defended the Jim Crow-era United States South, Green Party members recently voted in favour of a resolution

Greens should vote to revoke Jewish National Fund charitable status

Opinion | BY YVES ENGLER | July 27, 2016
  • Despite a backlash evocative of those who defended the Jim Crow-era United States South, Green Party members recently voted in favour of a resolution
B’nai Brith Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs asked their supporters to write Green Party leader Elizabeth May, pictured in June, about the motion seeking to revoke the Jewish National Fund of Canada's charitable status, which is seen by critics to be anti-Semitic. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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