John Baird: Canada's freedom agenda - Diplomat Magazine

The World in CanadaPUBLISHERDonna JacobsASSOCIATE PUBLISHERNeil ReynoldsEDITORJennifer CampbellART DIRECTORPaul CavanaughBOOKS EDITORGeorge FetherlingCONTRIBUTING EDITORDon CayoCULTURE EDITORMargo RostonCONTRIBUTING WRITERSChantaie AllickWolfgang DepnerMargaret DickensonCharles DoranElse Berit EikelandFen Osler HampsonUlrich LehnerAlex Crescent MassindaLeslie MorelandLaura Neilson BonikowskyJessie ReynoldsMargo RostonElena StefoiChitranganee WagiswaraPieter Van den WegheCONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSUlle BaumAshley FraserSam GarciaSerge GouinSerge TremblayLois SiegelDyanne WilsonBusiness ManagementJessie ReynoldsWEBMASTERPixelera, www.pixelera.comDIPLOPORTAL WEB PARTNERSwww.diploportal.comAlastair SweenyRichard Evers(Northern Blue Publishing)PUBLISHER EMERITUSLezlee CribbADVERTISING INQUIRIESContact Donna Jacobsdonnajacobs@gmail.comSUBSCRIPTIONSDiplomat & International Canada is published fourtimes a year. Subscription rates: individual, one year$35.70. For Canadian orders add 13 per cent HST.U.S. orders please add $15 for postage. All otherorders please add $25.SUBMISSIONSDiplomat & International Canada welcomessubmissions. Contact JenniferCampbell, editor, at editor@diplomatonline.com or (613) 231-8476.DIPLOMAT & INTERNATIONALCANADAP.O Box 1173, Station BOttawa, Ontario Canada K1P 5R2Phone: (613) 422-5262E-mail: info@diplomatonline.comwww.diplomatonline.comPublished bySparrow HouseEnterprises Inc.Volume 23, Number 1Table ofCONTENTSDIPLOMATICA|Political dissent: Cartoons from around the world ................10Debate: Switzerland’s innovative withholding tax ................14Fen Hampson: Tough times for democracies .....................16Questions Asked: Philippe Kirsch’s post-ICC life .................18Notes from the field: WaterCan at work .........................23Good deeds: Why diplomats play hockey .......................25Diplomatic Agenda: Norway goes North ......................26Trade Winds: Romania, Sri Lanka and Tanzania .................28DISPATCHES|Charles F. Doran: America is down but far from out ..............32Principled and pragmaticJohn Baird on Canada's foreign policy . .........................34Shipbuilding: A primer on the new Canadian fleet. ..............43Small but beautifulA Top 10 of small, well-run countries ...........................46Dabaab: Kenya’s overcrowded Somali refugee camps ............58DELIGHTS|Books: Tales of war and diplomacy .............................60Canadiana: The dispute over San Juan ..........................66Entertaining: Who doesn’t like pancakes? .......................68Wine: Pinot Noirs from unexpected origins ......................70Residences: The home of India’s high commissioner ..............71Envoy’s Album ..............................................75National Days ...............................................79DIGNITARIES|New arrivals in the diplomatic corps .......................... 80DIPLOMATIC LISTINGS ............................82destinations|Australia’s awesome East Coast attractions ......................88ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material.No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors. © 2007 ISSN 1190-8343 PublicationMail # 40957514. Return undeliverable Canadian copies to: Diplomat Magazine,P.O. Box 1173, Station B, Ottawa, ON K1P 5R27