Jamais plus!
Cette année c’est la soixantième anniversaire de l’adoption de deux instruments cruciaux dans notre histoire, soit la Convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide (la «...
View ArticleGlobal Antisemitism: Assault on Human Rights
Keynote Address by the Honourable Irwin Cotler at the founding conference of the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism (ICCA)Professor Cotler is the co-founder of ICCA with UK MP...
View ArticleIn Defence of Anti-Discrimination Laws
Tom Flanagan, the former Conservative campaign manager and university professor, went on the offensive last week arguing that anti-discrimination legislation should rightly target only government – but...
View ArticleJamais plus! La génocide: soixante ans, trois leçons (DATE DE PARUTION 10...
Cette année c’est la soixantième anniversaire de l’adoption de deux instruments cruciaux dans notre histoire, soit la Convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide (la «...
View ArticleGlobal Antisemitism: Assault on Human Rights (DATE DE PARUTION 26 FÉVRIER 2009)
Keynote Address by the Honourable Irwin Cotler at the founding conference of the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism (ICCA) Professor Cotler is the co-founder of ICCA with UK MP...
View ArticleThe Iranian threat: A clear and present danger
Ahmadinejad’s Iran – a term used to distinguish the regime from the people and publics of Iran who are themselves the targets of massive domestic repression – has emerged as a clear and present danger...
View ArticleBurma’s Potemkin Election
This week, Burma will hold its first election in two decades. In the last election – May, 1990 – the National League for Democracy, lead by Aung San Suu Kyi – now an honourary Canadian citizen -- won...
View ArticleTory Omnibus Crime Bill Will Produce More Crime and Less Justice
The Conservative’s omnibus crime bill will result, sadly, in more crime, less justice. There are six principal problems with the legislation.
View ArticleOur Linguistic Duality Must be a Legal Reality
In the words of René Lévesque, “A nation is judged by how it treats its minorities.” Regrettably, linguistic minorities in Canada have often had to fight for just treatment, and that struggle continues...
View ArticleRemembering Mandela
We are all, wherever we are, deeply saddened and profoundly pained at the passing of a great historical figure, Nelson Mandela – who endured 27 years in a South African prison and emerged not only to...
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