Entrevue avec Mathieu Bédard, Économiste (IEDM)
Nous sommes fiers de vous présenter la première entrevue de MIR en français, avec Mathieu Bédard de l'Institut Économique de Montréal (IEDM), au sujet de la liberté économique au Québec, au Canada et au monde. Monsieur Bédard est titulaire…
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Iraq Leads the Charge in Seeking Justice: JASTA and its Consequences in Play
The passing of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in the US has caused international outcry by state governments that are scrambling to protect themselves against its implications. JASTA is a bill that will allow 9/11…
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Turkey’s Military: On the Outs
Outside of Ankara, construction crews work to build new military headquarters far removed from their old location next to the federal buildings. The move is one of many consequences of the unsuccessful coup attempt in Turkey last July.…
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Will the Paris Climate Agreement Change Anything?
The Paris Climate Agreement puts new pressures on developing countries that are already rising to meet them, while renewing force on developed countries to focus their resources on reducing carbon emissions. The plan prioritizes countries…
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Trudeau: A One-Year Performance Analysis
Justin Trudeau was chosen as the Canadian Prime Minister on October 19, 2015. He started his term on a wave of optimism and hope from Canadians. In the past year, Trudeau has basked in the adoring embrace of Canadians applauding him for…
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French 2017 Elections: Terrorism, Prisons and Justice
At last, a consensus! Apparently, the republican candidates for the French primaries agree on one thing: the vital need for new prison cells. In 2016, there were 68,253 people for 58,311 only spaces. Poisson thus plans for 30.000 new ones,…
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Netflix’s Narcos: America’s Cultural Imperialism Retells History
Hollywood holds a monopoly over story telling in Disney movies, HBO specials, and now in Netflix original series such as Narcos. First aired on August 28, 2015 for North American viewers, the series later aired on the American Spanish…
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The Costs of Killing: Targeted Drone Strikes
There's the occasional headliner that promises the game-changing targeted killing of important figures in leading terrorist organizations, but is the use of drone strikes in Middle Eastern regions really an effective technique in…
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A House Divided
It’s rather ironic that Hilary should run for president as a liberal and Trump as a conservative, for it’s really the opposite. Trump’s claim to the oval is based on radical, system-overturning proposals of re-defining foreign policy,…
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A Call for Increased Transparency
A bureaucracy works. It’s evident in the success of Canada’s systems. No process is perfect, and there are definitely some flaws in the system. On the state level, a few mistakes can be overlooked if the system works as a whole. On an…
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