I am writing with a desk piled high with calls to return, e-mails to answer, and decisions to make. One step at a time. The Liberal Party’s defeat on May 2nd was tough for all of us - supporters...
On 13 Nov 2016 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment
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I spent several days last week at a conference on Somalia – the meeting was held in Nairobi for security reasons, which in itself says something. Somalia has been in the grip of a civil war for decades,...
On 20 Jan 2016 By Bob Rae / 2 Comments
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Living in one of the most peaceful and affluent countries in the world makes it hard to realize how quickly that peace can be shattered. No doubt the citizens of Paris and San Bernardino felt the same...
On 15 Dec 2015 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment
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On the weekend, I had dinner with a dear friend who’d been watching the news for 24 hours, and let me know how angry he was. “It’s time to beat the crap out of these guys,” he said, referring to Islamic...
On 18 Nov 2015 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment
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After a 78-day campaign, Justin Trudeau is the new Prime Minister of Canada, the leader of a majority Liberal government. It is not the result that many expected, but it is a demonstration once again that...
On 20 Oct 2015 By Bob Rae / 2 Comments
Watch this panel discussion at the University of Ottawa on “The UN at 70“. I am joined by Louise Fréchette (Former Deputy Secretary-General of the UN), and David Petrasek from the University...
On 16 Oct 2015 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment
Have a look at the latest OKT blog on “Free, Prior, and Informed Consent” as the basis for resource decisions. An entry written by Ashley Stacey of OKT Law.
On 28 Sep 2015 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment
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The F-35 debacle goes back many years - here’s a speech I gave in April 2012 after a searing rebuke to the Harper government from the Auditor General of Canada.
On 22 Sep 2015 By Bob Rae / 1 Comment
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Canada’s economy is facing some tough challenges, and honest leadership matters more now than ever. With the notable exception of the United States, most of the world is in recession, or very close to it. Commodity...
On 11 Sep 2015 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment
The common-sense observation by both U.S. and International Monetary Fund officials that Greece’s debt needs to be partially written off if a successful solution is to be found in the current crisis...
On 13 Jul 2015 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment