Yves Engler is a researcher with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union of Canada. His most recent book is The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper's foreign policy.
by Yves Engler
If the Harper government were honest about its policies, it would proclaim for all to hear: “Our goal is to make the rich richer.” While many Canadians would agree that has been the effect of Conservative domestic policies, they might be surprised to learn the extent to which it is also true in international affairs.
by Yves Engler
If you work for a living, you're better off when welfare payments are high. Sound strange? Only because truth is often ignored in a society where the narrow interests of wealth holders dominate over all else.
by Yves Engler
Stephan Harper’s Conservatives have strengthened military, business and diplomatic ties with one of the most misogynistic and repressive countries in the world – facilitating billions of dollars in weapons sales to what is already one of the most heavily equipped militaries on the globe.
by Yves Engler
Six and half years into Harper's Conservative government Canada has become so militaristic that the head of the armed forces can demand a new war and few bat an eye.
