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Well, his name does start with “Snow”

July 3, 2013Jonathan McLeod 1 Comment

Writing in The Toronto Star, Thomas Walkom argues that Canada should provide sanctuary for Edward Snowden: “By all rights, Snowden should be a Conservative poster boy. He has upheld the rights of the individual against intrusive big-brother government. He has exposed… Continue Reading →

Foreign Affairs, Justice, Politics Asylum, Edward Snowden, Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star

War Resister Arrested at Border

September 28, 2012Jonathan McLeod 14 Comments

It is absolutely true that no one forced Kimberly Rivera to join the U.S. army. No one can deny that making such a choice during a time of war (which seems like forever now) means that you are volunteering to… Continue Reading →

Foreign Affairs, Justice Iraq War, Jason Kenney, Kimberly Rivera, War Resisters Support Campaign

Thanks for the honesty, Russia. Screw you, too.

August 18, 2012Jonathan McLeod 5 Comments

I won’t even try to detail all that is self-evidently wrong about l’affaire Pussy Riot – not only because it is self-evident, but because Burt already did a better job than I ever could. But, in keeping with the spirit… Continue Reading →

Foreign Affairs Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Pussy Riot, Russia, Valeri Kharlamov's Ankle

I’m with Chris Hayes

May 29, 2012Jonathan McLeod 3 Comments

I know I’m not the first to comment on Chris Hayes’s Memorial Day remarks (to which Scott linked in Blaise’s post): “Why do I feel so uncomfortable about the word ‘hero’?” Hayes said. “I feel uncomfortable about the word hero because it… Continue Reading →

Culture, Foreign Affairs Chris Hayes, Memorial Day, War

William Sampson, RIP

March 30, 2012Jonathan McLeod 2 Comments

I was sad to read today of the death of William Sampson, a dual Canadian-British citizen who, from December 2000 to August 2003, was held in a Saudi prison for a crime he did not commit (and a crime for… Continue Reading →

Culture, Foreign Affairs Saudi Arabia, Torture, William Sampson

Kony 2012, Gitmo and Omar Khadr

March 9, 2012Jonathan McLeod 31 Comments

By now, I’m sure we’ve all heard about Kony 2012, the campaign by Invisible Children aimed either at making Joseph Kony, a (former?) Ugandan War Lord, a social media pariah or at bringing Mr. Kony to justice. There’s been a lot of… Continue Reading →

Foreign Affairs, Justice, Media Child Soldier, Guantanamo Bay, Invisible Children, Kony 2012, Omar Khadr, War on Terror

Canadian government willing to let a man die

February 23, 2012Jonathan McLeod 4 Comments

For quite some time, it has been a standard policy of the Canadian government (stretching back before the current government) to intervene on behalf of any Canadian sentenced to death in a foreign land. For one person, though, the government’s… Continue Reading →

Foreign Affairs, Justice Conservative Party of Canada, Death Penalty, Montana, Ronald Smith, Stephen Harper

Torture and security

February 10, 2012Jonathan McLeod

I saw many tweets describing Chris Selley’s column on torture as the most sensible take we’ve seen recently. I must agree: Never mind, for now, the implausibility of such a scenario and the unreliability of torture-derived information. What’s really interesting… Continue Reading →

Foreign Affairs, Justice Chris Selley, Nycole Turmel, Torture, Vic Toews

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