Gavin Magrath
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Gavin Magrath is a principal at Magrath O'Connor where his legal practice focuses on international transportation, trade, and human rights. He recently co-authored the Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Shadow report to the Committee against Torture on the treatment of Omar Khadr.

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Harper's Make-and-Break Attitude on Foreign Investment

(1) Comments | Posted December 12, 2012 | 10:22 AM

In response to sustained public outcry, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was forced to take a position on foreign takeovers of important Canadian resources and assets. While it's good to see that nationwide anger can actually have an impact on this government's decisions, that is really the only good news...

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Don't Let George W. Bush Cross the Border

(14) Comments | Posted November 27, 2012 | 5:05 PM

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News that four former Guantanamo detainees have filed a complaint against Canada with the UN Committee Against Torture for the Canadian government's failure to arrest George W. Bush has caused quite a tempest in our teapot....

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Compromise Is Not in the Republican Dictionary

(3) Comments | Posted November 12, 2012 | 1:14 PM

Much of the focus of the pundit class in America in these post-election days is on the need to overcome the divide between the sides and achieve compromise for the good of America. Let us hope the President is under no such delusions.

If...

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Minister Baird: Bullying Doesn't Belong in the UN

(49) Comments | Posted October 5, 2012 | 6:15 PM

In what has been described as a "broadside" and a "blistering attack," Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird criticized the United Nations in his speech to the General Assembly earlier this week.

After listing some of the UN's many accomplishments, Baird implied that the UN was an...

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