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Kremlin of Cards
SPOILER ALERT: The following may contain some plot elements from the 3rd season of the Netflix series House of…
Assessing Mexico’s Guerra al Narco
A week ago, the Mexican government celebrated another success in its Guerra al Narco: the capture of two drug…
Bolstering Human Rights: A Brick in the Road
Last month, Amnesty International released their annual 2014/15 report on the state of the world’s human rights.…
2015: Redefining our Understanding of Free Speech
With the recent Charlie Hebdo attacks, freedom of speech has become a crucial talking point in the international…
“Lyin’ Brian:” A Case for Ethical Journalism
In the midst of the on-going Brian Williams controversy, some journalists, columnists and editors such as Robert…
Rethinking Equalization
Canada’s total government debt (including both federal and provincial) stands at roughly $1.2 trillion, and over…
The Falling Canadian Dollar: Is OPEC to Blame?
Determining whether Canada’s falling exchange rate is a result of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…
HSBC: Des dealers d’ecstasy au trafiquant…
Enquête. Dès 2002 et au moins jusqu’en 2007, HSBC Private Bank a été le théâtre d’une alliance entre des dealers…
HSBC: From Ecstasy Dealers to an Israeli Arms Dealer
From 2002 until 2007 at least, HSBC Private Bank was the scene of an alliance between Atlanta-based ecstasy dealers…
Contentious Anti-Terror Legislation: Bill C-51 and its…
On January 30th, the Harper Government unveiled Bill C-51, cited as the Security of Canada Information Sharing…
Fox News: Letting You Decide If News Are True Since 1996
Fox News has been at the forefront of the American media for a few decades now. But, in the true French spirit,…
HSBC and Shimon Yelinek: Arms, Drugs, Diamonds and…
#Swissleaks
Shimon Yelinek is an Israeli businessman based in Panama. Behind this facade however, he is one…