Foreign Affairs committee  That's a good question.

Foreign Affairs committee  That brings me back to your previous comment in regard to moral credibility. I was hoping you could expand upon what your definition of that would be. I believe we in the opposition see moral credibility as standing for democracy, justice, the rule of law, whereas perhaps the gov

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. Dr. Galston, I mentioned Stephen Harper's book. Another book I've read recently which I've had a great interest in relative to this subject is How Democracies Die. I'm sure you're familiar with the authors there, as well: Mr. Levitsky and Mr. Ziblatt. In that

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you very much, Dr. Galston. I was a diplomat for Canada for 15 years and I have to say that I'm a big fan of the Brookings Institution. I retweet your stuff frequently and I believe many of the ideas that you've outlined were also outlined in

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm certain that the committee could spend another study entirely on United Nations reform, but it's certainly a very critical and relevant organization within our world, without question. Moving forward from my previous question, it has been said in the media by certain academi

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Chair. I'm very fortunate to have been at Global Affairs Canada for 15 years, and I now serve as the shadow minister for democratic institutions. Mr. Deveaux, you talked a lot about a lack of leadership that we've seen since 2007. Certainly while the work

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I thought I would be second and the government side would go first, but that's fine by me. Monsieur Axworthy and Monsieur de Haan, thank you both so much for being here today. It really is a pleasure for me. Monsieur de Haan, I was actually in K