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Pursuing a Public Life: How to Succeed in the Political Arena

I recently wrote a book, Pursuing a Public Life; How to Succeed in the Political Arena, which was published this month by Dundurn Press. It is also...

07.11.2025 6

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Sergio Marchi

Cultural Diplomacy for Ontario: New Horizons

Ontario’s cultural institutions, sports organizations, creative industries and artists constitute an “inherently international and globally engaged...

07.11.2025 8

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Sascha Priewe

When Reagan’s Ghost Stopped a Trade Deal

When Donald Trump abruptly suspended trade talks with Canada last week, the cause was not tariffs or treaties but an advertisement. The...

03.11.2025 1

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Narendra Pachkhédé

Witnessing is not Enough: Private Refugee Sponsorship with Canada’s “Group of Five”

Anyone living outside of Canada for a time understands the hardship that people face in other places, particularly those that are war-torn. With...

28.10.2025 1

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Carla Funk

Capturing our history: The Jean Chrétien Oral History Project

“Canada has too much geography and too little history,” Mackenzie King once opined. It was an uncharacteristic comment: it was memorable and thus...

22.10.2025 1

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Robert Bothwell

Trust but Verify

By now it’s commonly known. Back in late 2021, while Russia was massing troops on the border with Ukraine, news organizations and other curious...

21.10.2025 1

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Jay Heisler