Reading Time: 4 minutes The once-thriving Christian communities had already been greatly reduced by the Islamic State campaign against them
Tag: Syria
International community contributed to earthquake’s high death toll
Reading Time: 3 minutes The earthquake in Turkey and Syria was a natural disaster, but the death toll was manmade
The rise and rise of Daesh
Reading Time: 4 minutes The terrorist group isn’t a spent force yet
Omnibus budget bill makes many refugees ineligible based on new exclusions
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Canada’s private refugee sponsorship regime. But alongside this record of welcome, some refugees are facing a closed door.
Canada needs fair but robust immigration policies
Reading Time: 5 minutes We must insist that immigrants don’t become a burden on the public purse, while finding a way to process them all expeditiously
U.S. air strikes in Syria are unlawful, irresponsible and unjustified
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada needs to speak up for peace and stability before the situation escalates into a wider conflict
Democratic angst and independence turmoil
Reading Time: 3 minutes In Hillary Clinton’s mind, it’s everyone else’s fault. So she’ll continue to hog centre stage and suck up the political oxygen
Putin’s risky Syrian gambit is not serving him well
Reading Time: 7 minutes While former KGB agent Vladimir Putin no longer reports to anyone, that doesn’t mean a demotion might not be in his future
Looking for lines in the sand in Syria
Reading Time: 6 minutes What’s troubling is the abrupt manner in which the Trump administration reversed policy on Syria. Assad’s barbarism is not exactly news
After the fall: the Islamic State’s next chapter
Reading Time: 4 minutes The collapse of the Islamic State nation will have a profound effect on the organization but it will not eliminate its ongoing presence