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A man you could look to with sheer disgust. A person of power walking under a rain cloud of ignorance with the thought of human rights in the puddles under his feet. The Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, held a long 57-year legacy that…
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“Ten years from now, 20 years from now, you will see oil will bring us ruin.” When former Venezuelan diplomat, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, spoke those words in the 1970s, his statement was predictably greeted with puzzlement, at a time when…
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The post-Obama period will be crucial in terms of securing and consolidating the positive economic growth that has developed in the past 8 years. The United States' economy has returned to its pre-recession size, with a robust job market…
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On November 28th, the Houthi rebels fighting the Yemeni government declared a government after twenty months of futile conflict. Diplomats were hoping that the rebels would agree to form a unity government as part of a peace process, but…
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Five months ago, following the defeat of a referendum on which he had essentially staked his career, British PM David Cameron tendered his resignation, leading to widespread fears of economic instability and political uncertainty within…
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2016 has been a historic year in the Western liberal political tradition. Events like the Brexit referendum in June, and the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the USA in November have created much uncertainty about the…
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Canada has long been regarded as a country that has been quite ahead of the curve when it comes to implementing progressive reforms, which is why it may come as a surprise to some that Canada has yet to legalize marijuana. Currently, the…
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Paris was well worth a mass in 1593. Is the Elysée palace worth the diffusion of illiberal discourses and a return to social conservatism in 2017? And what are the consequences of this normalization of far-right ideas? As François Fillon,…
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The world has never been more interconnected than it is today. Not only are goods traded across borders, but people go abroad to work as well. Expatriates (or more commonly known as expats) are those who have lived and worked in another…
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Although Dr. Peterson and his arguments are mentioned, this article’s purpose is to debate the validity of Bill-C-16 and not exclusively Peterson’s remarks or current situation. Last month, Bill C-16 was passed by the House of Commons to…
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