In a humid concrete office in Monrovia -- across the tumult of shouts, horns, and dust that stream in from the street below -- I am interviewing the head of LANSA, a Liberian non-governmental organization. "Liberia is a very rich country in terms of natural resources and the population is...

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)'s newly written code of ethics appears to further an already troubling trend of centralization, micromanagement, and self-censorship within the agency. Judging by reporting from the Ottawa Citizen, the new rules spell out a "duty of loyalty" that requires CIDA workers to refrain from public...

The U.S. gun debate was splashed across news pages yesterday, as Barack Obama unveiled plans for substantial new gun control policies. Canadians are certainly paying attention. But do we realize how the ripple effects of gun issues in the United States can impact crime and violence north of the border?...

A recent statement issued by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) laments the "slow progress of development" from foreign aid efforts in Haiti. From the perspective of the Minister of International Development Julian Fantino, whose name was attached to the statement, the problem is simple: weak governing institutions,...

International public opinion surveys suggest two main motivations for giving foreign aid: morality and national benefit. In Canada, a 2004 public opinion poll indicated that approximately twice as many people saw Canadian foreign aid as an altruistic moral imperative, rather than an extension of national interests....

Over four decades of research on gun violence suggests that the mere presence of guns can trigger aggression. In 2005, for instance, research conducted for the study "Interactive Effects of Life Experience and Situational Cues on Aggression: the Weapons Priming Effect in Hunters and Non-hunters" in the Journal of Experimental...