Ottawa need not choose sides between Erbil and Baghdad

Canada is already engaged with Iraq and has a rare and unique opportunity to facilitate a dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad in accordance with both international law and United Nations principles, namely, the right to self-determination.

Although the Canadian Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, has recently announced her intention to appoint an ambassador, including the appointment of 24 diplomatic staff to the region, the current situation demonstrates the need to rapidly accelerate this process.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY HAMZEH HADAD, WISAM SALIH

October 23, 2017

It has been a significant few weeks in Iraq with the historic Kurdish referendum for succession, the almost complete defeat of the so-called Islamic State, or Daesh, and the central government's rapid and peaceful seizure of Kirkuk. The referendum, which was constitutionally illegal, was opposed by ...

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