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In Turkey, I’ve seen how political interference in the central bank crushes the economy
Political candidates in Canada and the United States are threatening the independence of their central banks, and voters should be worried.
Once the pride of Canada’s Afghanistan mission, Kandahar’s decaying Sarpoza prison throws its legacy into doubt
Kandahar’s Sarpoza prison has a long history of good intentions followed by bad outcomes, the most recent resulting in its deterioration into a crumbling, squalid facility that exposes prisoners to dangerous health risks.
Sexual violence against women in Afghanistan on the rise under Taliban
Afghan women who spoke to The Globe described instances of extreme violence supported by the Taliban’s doctrines.
Mélanie Joly invites the committee to investigate whether Ottawa knew about the Russian threat against the Ukrainian embassy staff
Minister Joly said she would welcome an investigation into whether Ottawa knew that locally hired Ukrainian staff might be on Russian kill lists.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she didn’t know Kyiv embassy staff was in danger
Minister Joly says she was unaware of intelligence reports that Ukrainians who worked for the Canadian embassy were likely on lists of people Moscow intended to detain or kill.
Canada abandoned Ukrainian embassy employees despite their likelihood of being on Russian hit list
Ottawa told Canadian embassy leaders in Kyiv to withhold information from Ukrainian staff and leave them behind
Afghan women grappling with opioid addiction live in fear of being imprisoned by the Taliban
Under the Taliban, women and child addicts live in grave danger
Afghanistan’s opium trade thriving under local Taliban officials despite narcotics ban
Despite a strict new ban in Afghanistan on cultivating narcotics, Taliban officials are stockpiling opium and other drugs, and continuing to allow some drug production, a crucial contributor to the country’s economy.
B.C. conservation group moves thousands of salmon that will produce millions of eggs
Tim Kulchyski says salmon used to be so plentiful off Vancouver Island that they would shake his Cowichan ancestors’ dugout canoes as they collided in the waters of the Salish Sea.
Canadian leaders must cooperate and develop cyberresilience
Last week, the Winter Olympics were taken offline by a cyberattack. This week, hackers breached the German government's computer network. Every day, the volume and velocity of cyberattacks are increasing. From threats to our democratic processes to theft of credit-card information, managing cyberrisk is a necessary priority for all public and private organizations.