Washington Post (December 12)
Can Canada, “a nation so multicultural and immigrant-heavy (Canada ties with Germany for the G8’s highest per-capita immigration rate) hope to escape the racial and religious tensions that have consumed Europe and the United States?” While the consensus says yes, there are some concerning rumblings.
Tags: Canada, Europe, G8, Germany, Immigrants, Multicultural, Tension, U.S.
Economist (November 4)
First elected prime minister in 1994, Silvio Berlusconi has become the longest serving leader in the G8. He has proved a shrewd fighter, weathering numerous scandals and crises. For Italy, however, his extended reign has created “a comedy that has gone on too long.” The Economist believes change is needed: “what Mr Berlusconi really offers is not stability but stagnation. Far from steering Italy skilfully past the many dangers that confront it, his government has become almost totally paralysed.”
Tags: Berlusconi, G8, Italy, Stagnation
