Newman: What was the most significant development in international affairs this year?
There were a number of events this year that have […]
Don Newman
Chairman of Canada 2020, Senior Columnist with ipolitics.ca
Don Newman is chairman of Canada 2020 and Senior Columnist with ipolitics.ca. Over his forty year career in journalism, Newman has served as foreign correspondent and Parliamentary Editor at the CBC. He was former host of the daily news program Politics and reported special live broadcasts on CBC Television News. Mr. Newman was named to the Order of Canada in 1999 and received the 2005 Hyman Solomon award for Public Policy Journalism. He is also a recipient of a Gemini award for public affairs broadcasting, the Parliamentary Press Gallery’s Charles Lynch Award as well as honorary degrees from both Queen’s and Winnipeg universities.
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Newman: Should Canada boycott the 2014 Sochi Olympics?
This is a tricky question. It really depends on what […]
Newman: Should Canada be calling for the overthrow of the Iranian regime?
Canada should not directly call for the overthrow of the […]
Newman: Did the Senate scandal derail Prime Minister Harper’s South America trip?
Harper should have stayed home. The reasons for his South […]
Newman: Who needs Keystone XL more, Canada or the United States?
Canada! Certainly in the short run. Canada need the pipeline […]
Newman: Who had the right response to the Boston Marathon attack, Justin Trudeau or Stephen Harper?
Neither. On one hand, you have a response that is […]
Newman: Did Margaret Thatcher do more harm than good?
Margaret Thatcher did much more good than harm. She is […]
Newman: Does the pope still matter in international relations?
It depends on the Pope and it depends on the […]
Newman: Is American energy independence a threat to the Canadian economy?
Not if we have other markets in which to sell […]
Newman: Should Canada’s military support the intervention in Mali?
Yes. The role of providing transport support to French and […]