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Arab Spring Caught Canada Off Guard: Report

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.06.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The 2011 Arab Spring uprising in the Middle East came as a surprise to the Canadian government, which risks getting caught off-guard again wi...

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Behind the Headlines: More Than Just a Bacon Shortage

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 12.03.2012 | Canada Living
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Craig and Marc Kielburger

The alleged pork "fiasco" that broke recently about a bacon shortage was not for want of real news: there is a serious conversation to be had. Not just about the perfect storm brewing in the rise of corn, wheat and fuel prices that's poised to increase food costs for the consumer. But also, what's really behind all of this, and where we're headed.

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A Year of Failed Protests

Yoni Goldstein | Posted 02.17.2012 | Canada
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Yoni Goldstein

We have a tendency to romanticize protesters, those who nobly publicize injustice, and bravely fight against government and all-powerful institutions. We wish we had their guts. But results matter too, and in 2011 protesters weren't very good at getting anywhere.

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