Michael Holtz, CSM: For many Canadians, election is about one thing: more Stephen Harper?
Mr. Harper has been prime minister since 2006, and has shifted overall Canadian politics to the right. Polls indicate that a majority of Canadians want to see a change.
TORONTO — Bengt Lindvall grows nostalgic when he reminisces about the Canada he discovered when he moved here from Sweden in 1966 as a 26-year-old mechanical engineer. He arrived with his wife, who was five months pregnant at the time, after accepting a job he couldn’t refuse at a steam turbine factory in a nearby suburb.
“It was a gutsy move,” he says proudly.
The family landed in a Canada that shared many similarities with Sweden. The long-ruling Liberal Party had endorsed a progressive agenda that aligned the country more closely with Europe than the United States. Its policies – universal health care, gun control, and international peacekeeping – helped cultivate Canada’s image as an open, pluralistic society with an idealistic view of the world.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 19, 2015
Putin's Syria Play Demands a U.S. Response -- Bloomberg editorial
The Slow Death of Damascus -- Thanassis Cambanis, Foreign Policy
Will India Become the Next Big Player in the Syrian War? -- Kanchi Gupta, Haaretz
Turkey bombing aftermath: Divides deepen over Erdogan ahead of vote -- Scott Peterson, CSM
As Civilian Toll Rises in Yemen, Houthis and Saudis Just Dig In -- Peter Salisbury, WPR
Palestinian and Israeli leaders fan the flames of violence -- Washington Post editorial
Inside the Head of Israel/Palestine -- Maajid Nawaz, Daily Beast
How the Iran deal might change the Middle East -- Andrew J. Bacevich, CSM
Park’s US Visit Highlights Balancing Act With China -- John Power, The Diplomat
Taiwan prepares for turmoil as China watches its elections from afar -- Martin Woollacott, The Guardian
Is Myanmar’s Election Doomed to Fail? -- Shawn W. Crispin, The Diplomat
The Disintegration of Europe -- Philippe Legrain, Project Syndicate
Why the E.U. Is Offering Turkey Billions to Deal With Refugees -- Naina Bajekal, Time
The Geopolitics of Bavaria -- Stratfor.
Biden 2016: A Bad Idea Gets Worse -- Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast