Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
Don’t look back: Mad Men, dangerous nostalgia, and the end of history
On Sunday May 17 the final episode of Mad Men will air, bringing to a close what is widely considered one of the finest television shows in history. Set in the skirt-chasing and whisky-swilling world of fin-de-1950s Madison Avenue, the show has been lauded as a window into a past that is a different country. Yet few shows have been more of their...
Timeline: Eugene Melnyk has been running the Senators since 2003
Early years: Grows up in the High Park neighbourhood of Toronto, the son of Ukrainian immigrants 1978 Graduates from Toronto’s St. Michael’s College and spends a year with a new wave group called the Studabakers. Drops out of York University after two lectures, insisting real-world business will be his teacher. 2001 Pharmaceutical...
Russia moves closer to India and China – joint military exercises planned later this year
Russia is in the process of moving closer economically and militarily to India and China as it deals with sanctions from Western countries over the situation in Ukraine. While Western leaders boycotted May 9 ceremonies in Moscow to mark the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis, Chinese and Indian leaders were high profile at the event. In...
NATO asked to keep permanent military force in Baltic countries
The three Baltic countries are asking NATO to permanently deploy an army brigade to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a deterrent against an increasingly assertive Russia, the Associated Press writes. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article: The chiefs of defence of the three countries are presenting the request in a joint letter this...
Kerry visit won’t change Canada’s chilly relationship with Moscow, Nicholson insists
Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson defended Canada’s cold shoulder to Moscow on Tuesday as his American counterpart, Secretary of State John Kerry, made his first visit to Russia since the crisis in Ukraine erupted last year. Canada has suspended all but the most low-level discussions with Russia over the latter’s annexation of...
Secretary of State John Kerry to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday
Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin on his first visit to the country since relations between Washington and Moscow plummeted to post-Cold War lows amid disagreements over Ukraine and Syria, the Associated Press writes. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article: The State Department said...
The Gargoyle: Trudeau mum on Chrétien-Putin meeting
Justin Trudeau is keeping mum about former prime minister Jean Chrétien’s recent visit to Moscow. First, Trudeau’s spokesman, Cameron Ahmad, said the leader won’t comment on whether he was given a heads up or not that Chretien was planning to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Second, he also wouldn’t say whether...
The UpBeat: The emphasis on moms at ACCESO International’s annual dinner
ACCESO International is an Ottawa-based Canadian charitable organization that promotes and enables greater access to all levels of education for disadvantaged children, youth and women in Canada, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru. On May 9, ACCESO International is holding its 12th annual dinner, auction and...
NATO’s top commander says alliance limited in understanding Russian moves
NATO’s commander U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove made a surprising admission to American lawmakers the other day. He acknowledged NATO doesn’t have any real idea what the Russians are up to. “Russian military operations in Ukraine and the region more broadly have underscored that there are critical gaps in our collection and...
Reporters should show both sides of ISIL conflict: Kathy Gannon
Canadian reporters should be on the ground covering both sides of the war against the Islamic State and this country’s involvement, according to veteran Canadian war reporter Kathy Gannon. A long-time correspondent for the Associated Press, Gannon was announced as the winner of the annual Canadian World Press Freedom Award Thursday. The...
