Last week in this space we brought you a story looking at how indigenous leaders were reacting to the Paris climate change agreement. In it, Josefina Skerk, vice-president of Sweden’s Saami parliament, talked about the importance of indigenous voices when climate policy is implemented. … »
Highlights / Your Columns
The unique paintings of Danny McBride
Literally tens of thousands of people around the world have seen Danny McBride. Musician, composer, singer, he toured the world as the longtime lead guitarist for pop star Chris deBurgh. He also played guitar with David Hasselhof, Joe Cocker.and many… »
Is Burundi on the brink of return to ethnic conflict?
The African Union (AU) says it is prepared to send 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians in Burundi amid continuing unrest that has killed at least 400 people and forced more than 220,000 Burundians to flee to neighbouring countries, sparking fears… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics
Arctic missing from Paris climate agreement
While the United Nations climate change agreement was praised when it was reached this month, the omission of the word ‘Arctic’ from the final agreement, and the lack of discussion around Arctic warming at the conference, has many northern indigenous… »
The story of spies: The Canadian connection- Camp X
December 6 1941 was the start of a new era in world history, though only a very select few knew about it, and even now it’s not widely known. That was the opening of Camp X. It had several other… »
Some medical wait times ‘egregiously bad’: doctor
Canadians have the benefit of free medical care but sometimes they have to wait a long time to get it. “If you have an emergency problem, there’s probably no better place in the world to be than Canada,” says Dr.… »
Montreal conference calls for Canada’s active engagement in Latin America
As Canada marks the 25th anniversary of its accession to the Organization of American States, the new Liberal government needs to re-engage the hemisphere with the vision of a Pan American partnership, a group of experts is urging the federal… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
COP21: View from Canada’s Northwest Territories
On the occasion of the United Nations climate change conference in Paris (November 30- December 11), Eye on the Arctic has been speaking with different indigenous leaders from across Canada’s North. In this interview series we explore how climate change is affecting… »
International, Politics, Society
Throne speech sets vague foreign policy and defence priorities
Even before Gov. Gen. David Johnston set out to read the Speech from the Throne to outline the priorities of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, the word on the Hill was that it was going to be short. The Liberals wanted… »
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