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| − | '''Irwin Cotler''' (born 8 May 1940) was Canada's Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until the Liberal government of Paul Martin lost power following the 2006 federal election. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the constituency of Mount Royal in a by-election in November 1999, winning over 91% of votes cast. He was sworn into Cabinet on December 2003. | + | '''Irwin Cotler''' (born 8 May 1940) was Canada's Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until the Liberal government of [[Paul Martin]] lost power following the 2006 federal election. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the constituency of Mount Royal in a by-election in November 1999, winning over 91% of votes cast. He was sworn into Cabinet on December 2003. |
| − | Irwin Cotler has been termed by the political activist Howard Galganov as "a totally unabashed defender and supporter of Israel".<ref>Howard Galganov, [http://web.archive.org/web/20030527123059/http://www.galganov.com/editorials/display.asp?ID=309 An observation from Howard Galganov], Galganov.com, accessed March 2009</ref> Alan Dershowitz, in his book ''Chutzpah'', described Irwin Cotler as his "Canadian mirror image".<ref>Howard Galganov, [http://web.archive.org/web/20030527123059/http://www.galganov.com/editorials/display.asp?ID=309 An observation from Howard Galganov], Galganov.com, accessed March 2009</ref> | + | Irwin Cotler has been termed by the political activist Howard Galganov as "a totally unabashed defender and supporter of Israel".<ref>Howard Galganov, [http://web.archive.org/web/20030527123059/http://www.galganov.com/editorials/display.asp?ID=309 An observation from Howard Galganov], Galganov.com, accessed March 2009</ref> [[Alan Dershowitz]], in his book ''Chutzpah'', described Irwin Cotler as his "Canadian mirror image".<ref>Howard Galganov, [http://web.archive.org/web/20030527123059/http://www.galganov.com/editorials/display.asp?ID=309 An observation from Howard Galganov], Galganov.com, accessed March 2009</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
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*[[International Center for Terrorism Studies]], International Research Council | *[[International Center for Terrorism Studies]], International Research Council | ||
*[[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]] | *[[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]] | ||
| + | *[[MEMRI]] - Board of Advisors | ||
*[[UN Watch]] | *[[UN Watch]] | ||
| + | *[[Jewish People Policy Institute]] (formerly called the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute) - board of directors | ||
| + | *[[International Institute for Counter-Terrorism]] - Member of Professional Advisory Board.<ref>[http://www.ict.org.il/AboutICT/AdvisoryBoard/tabid/59/Default.aspx Advisory Board, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, accessed 2 August 2013.</ref> | ||
| + | ===Conferences=== | ||
| + | *[[Sixth International Conference on Counter-terrorism]]<ref>[http://pictureit.co.il/ict/ Terrorism's Global Impact, ICT's Sixth International Conference], accessed 23 May 2009.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Democracy & Security International Conference]]<ref>Democracy and Security Conference, [http://www.democracyandsecurity.org/doc/List_of_Participants.pdf List of Participants], Accessed 25-February-2009</ref> | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Israel Lobby|Cotler, Irwin]][[Category:Terrorologist|Cotler, Irwin]] | [[Category:Israel Lobby|Cotler, Irwin]][[Category:Terrorologist|Cotler, Irwin]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Terrorism Spin|Cotler, Irwin]] | + | [[Category:Terrorism Spin|Cotler, Irwin]][[Category:Israeli Think Tanker|Cotler, Irwin]] |
Latest revision as of 20:36, 2 August 2013
Irwin Cotler (born 8 May 1940) was Canada's Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until the Liberal government of Paul Martin lost power following the 2006 federal election. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the constituency of Mount Royal in a by-election in November 1999, winning over 91% of votes cast. He was sworn into Cabinet on December 2003.
Irwin Cotler has been termed by the political activist Howard Galganov as "a totally unabashed defender and supporter of Israel".[1] Alan Dershowitz, in his book Chutzpah, described Irwin Cotler as his "Canadian mirror image".[2]
Affiliations
- Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA; Israel) – Academic Advisory Board
- International Center for Terrorism Studies, International Research Council
- Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
- MEMRI - Board of Advisors
- UN Watch
- Jewish People Policy Institute (formerly called the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute) - board of directors
- International Institute for Counter-Terrorism - Member of Professional Advisory Board.[3]
Conferences
- Sixth International Conference on Counter-terrorism[4]
- Democracy & Security International Conference[5]
References
- ↑ Howard Galganov, An observation from Howard Galganov, Galganov.com, accessed March 2009
- ↑ Howard Galganov, An observation from Howard Galganov, Galganov.com, accessed March 2009
- ↑ [http://www.ict.org.il/AboutICT/AdvisoryBoard/tabid/59/Default.aspx Advisory Board, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, accessed 2 August 2013.
- ↑ Terrorism's Global Impact, ICT's Sixth International Conference, accessed 23 May 2009.
- ↑ Democracy and Security Conference, List of Participants, Accessed 25-February-2009
