Athletes for Africa Joins Aeroplan Beyond Miles

Athletes for Africa is pleased to announce a new partnership with Aeroplan, becoming the ninth charitable partner in the Beyond Miles program. Aeroplan is launching the partnership with a generous donation of more than 1.2 million Aeroplan Miles. READ MORE

Development Dialogue: The G8 Report Card

G8/G20 season has arrived. Representatives of the wealthiest nations in the world are descending upon Toronto and Huntsville to discuss how to help the planet’s poor, among other things. The big whigs in this whole economic affair are Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia. READ MORE

World Cup Watch: The Human Element

Flags hanging from car windows flap furiously in the wind. Team jerseys make their way into the clothing rotations of many. Celebratory car horns linger in the air after a win. The World Cup is here, and it seems that everyone’s taking it in.

 And though their improbable run ended today, it also seemed, for a few exhilarating moments, the whole world was behind the host South African side. READ MORE

World Cup Watch: The Jabulani

Ladies and gentlemen, the 2010 FIFA World Cup welcomes the Jabulani, the games’ official soccer ball! The Jabulani wears 11 colours, representing the number of players on South Africa’s team, the number of official languages in South Africa, and the number of South African communities welcoming the world. READ MORE

Development Dialogue: Prosecuting the LRA

Those familiar with the ICC may not have heard about the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the court’s functions, jurisdiction and structure. It was adopted in—quite obviously—Rome in July 1998, and entered into force in 2002. As of March this year, 111 nations, including Canada and Uganda, have ratified the treaty and 37 countries have signed but not ratified it. Unsurprisingly, the United States has “unsigned” the treaty, indicating it no longer intends to become a state party and once again sending its proverbial “we’re too powerful for multilateral consensus” message READ MORE