Home-grown terrorism
By Haroon Siddiqui A news story answers five Ws — who, what, when, where and why. But the “why” has mostly been missing from the coverage of the latest terrorism case in Canada. We’ve been told a great deal about the 50-plus electronic circuit boards designed to remotely detonate bombs in Ottawa, yet very little [...]
TAMIL REFUGEES
Jack Layton The arrival of the 492 Tamil boat people seeking refuge in Canada is a symptom of the continued humanitarian suffering in Sri Lanka. It’s time for the government of Canada to rally international efforts to pressure the Sri Lankan government improve living conditions on the ground, say New Democrats. “After the bloody civil [...]
India, surrounded
David Van Praagh As it approaches the 63rd anniversary of its independence this weekend, India is under siege. The world’s largest democracy finds its influence eroded by Chinese gains. It must stand firm. The world’s largest democracy – a necessary cliché here – is finally making impressive economic gains, and establishing itself as a tough-minded [...]
Penny-wise and pound-foolish strategies of Canadian bureaucrats
By Paul Win An article in a local paper quoted retired Colonel Pat Stogran, the Veterans Ombudsman, that stingy federal bureaucrats, including those at Privy Council Office and Treasury Board, are blocking initiatives that could help the country’s Afghan war veterans, and describes in a nutshell what ails the Canadian bureaucracy in general. He used [...]
Pakistan’s Duplicity
BY STEPHEN F. HAYES Pakistan’s ISI intelligence service has been actively – and regularly – aiding insurgents fighting Americans in Afghanistan. Under the headline “Pakistani Spy Service Aids Insurgents, Reports Assert,” a team of Times reporters summarize and analyze a huge batch of secret U.S. intelligence reports on the war in Afghanistan. Those reports show, [...]