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Politics

From 2014-2016, I wrote occasional political features for the English news service of Germany's national broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
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Dodging the Donald

Nov. 12, 2016
Deutsche Welle


After the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, many Americans were talking of relocating to Canada. The article looks at one particular person ready to head north, and how the country that welcomed so many Vietnam draft dodgers has become quite particular about who it lets in.

A Canadian jihadist's U-turn

Oct. 28, 2016
Deutsche Welle

Mubin Shaikh went from being a pious believer in jihad, basking in the fear he instilled, to working in security intelligence to help foil a terrorist plot. This profile on him appears a couple of days before he spoke at a UN conference on youth and radicalization, held in Quebec City.  
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Canadian aboriginal community seeks more than crisis management

Apr. 15, 2016
Deutsche Welle


A rash of suicide attempts  led to a state of emergency being called in the Canadian aboriginal community of Attawapiskat. Child advocate Marie Ellen Turpel Lafond and former Attawapiskat resident Xavier Kataquapit offer their insights on  long-term solutions for native reserves.

​Canada's new anti-IS strategy avoids 'crowded skies'

Feb. 9, 2016
Deutsche Welle

After ending Canada's bombing raids against ISIS,, Prime Minister Trudeau has changed tack to military training, counterintelligence, humanitarian aid and local development

Trudeau unveils cabinet that 'looks like Canada'

Nov. 5, 2015
Deutsche Welle

Following their majority election win, the new Liberal government swears in a diverse cabinet and lays out an ambitious agenda.
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​Canadian voters could be showing Conservatives the door

Oct. 18, 2015
Deutsche Welle


On the eve of the federal election, the decade-old Conservative government was down in the polls and expected to lose power to a likely Liberal-led minority government.

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Canadians call on government to bring in more Syrian refugees

Sept. 10, 2015
Deutsche Welle 


The Canadian government faces a backlash following its response to the Syrian refugee crisis. The story takes place under the backdrop of a federal election and a Canadian connection to the drowned three-year-old boy, Aylan Kurdi, which sparked international calls for action on refugee settlement.
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Canada's spy agency finds a friend in Prime Minister Harper


Feb. 9, 2015
Deutsche Welle 


Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveils a new anti-terror bill prior to a meeting with his G-7 counterparts. The bill, which gives Canada's spy agency new powers to detain suspected terrorists, is criticized for giving  no new resources to the body that oversees the agency.