Today, the University of Toronto will announce the Michael Ignatieff has accepted a position at the university and will be returning to Canada. Both the Star and the Globe have leaked reports.
This is a great move for Ignatieff as he needs to be in Canada to increase his exposure with Canadians. In my mind, Ignatieff is one of the top potential candidates being discussed in Liberal circles and this news definitely heats things up.
More commentary to come...
Friday, August 26, 2005
Monday, August 01, 2005
Canada Right to Urge Action in Niger
Our Liberal government is rightfully calling upon the international community to take action to deal with the humanitariam crisis in Niger as well as other West African countries. Minister Aileen Carroll announced on Friday that Canada would increase funding for the crisis in Niger. This is in addition to the help Canada is already sending through the Canadian Internationl Developement Agency (CIDA) to deal with the crisis.
Niger currently faces a serious food crisis. Drought and an invasion of desert locusts caused a 225,000 tonne grain deficit in the 2004-2005 harvest. The food crisis threatens some 3.5 million people in close to 3,000 villages. UNICEF made an urgent appeal on Friday for more aid, saying $14.6-million was needed “to help stop a deadly cycle of starvation.
The media is slowly paying attention to the crisis in Niger. On CNN, Anderson Cooper will be devoted his show on Monday at 7pm to this issue. From his site: "Anderson Cooper travels to Africa to put a human face on the hunger crisis in Niger".
I hope these efforts won't be in vain and the increased attention and Canada's efforts will be successful in convincing other countries to pay attention to this crisis. Props to Aileen Carroll and our Liberal government for continuing to be a positive force in tackling humanitarian crises.
Niger currently faces a serious food crisis. Drought and an invasion of desert locusts caused a 225,000 tonne grain deficit in the 2004-2005 harvest. The food crisis threatens some 3.5 million people in close to 3,000 villages. UNICEF made an urgent appeal on Friday for more aid, saying $14.6-million was needed “to help stop a deadly cycle of starvation.
The media is slowly paying attention to the crisis in Niger. On CNN, Anderson Cooper will be devoted his show on Monday at 7pm to this issue. From his site: "Anderson Cooper travels to Africa to put a human face on the hunger crisis in Niger".
I hope these efforts won't be in vain and the increased attention and Canada's efforts will be successful in convincing other countries to pay attention to this crisis. Props to Aileen Carroll and our Liberal government for continuing to be a positive force in tackling humanitarian crises.
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