LifeWhere children are the killersA rag-tag opposition forms to battle the African rebel leaders who put guns in the hands of children
CanadaOmar Khadr’s day of reckoning His critics say he’s a danger; supporters say he poses no threat. Someone will be proven wrong.
OttawaHow many?Aside from a fire alarm, Question Period was highlighted, if that’s the right word, yesterday by various attempts to coax the...
UncategorizedChildren in war and in prisonCanadians working in broken countries can offer only imperfect options
Ottawa’This may draw attention to the role of juveniles in the Afghan conflict’The CBC has obtained a briefing note for Defence Minister Peter MacKay which details the detention and transfer of juveniles by...
OttawaHypothetical commitmentsAs referenced by John earlier, here is Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon’s exchange with reporters on the subject of child...
OttawaCannon on what’s real and what’s hypotheticalAt a news conference a few minutes ago, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon declined to answer direct questions about Canada’s...
UncategorizedAnd Pearson’s wartime commander thought "Lester" was too mild...My normally restrained and sober colleague John Geddes fears that I’m depriving readers of a window into the lyrical creativity of...
OttawaA little more light readingA few links passed on by someone far better schooled in these matters. Peter MacKay, then-minister of foreign...
OttawaNo, apparently he can’t (convince a majority of Canadians that Omar Khadr will get a fair trial)Not, at least, by his very presence. Or so says Angus Reid’s latest :