The Canada-Libya thaw

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In this chapter Canadian prime minister Paul Martin’s 2004 tent meeting with Qadhafi symbolized how Canadian diplomacy, corporate interests (especially SNC-Lavalin and oil firms), and support for neoliberal “regime change” abroad all worked together as Libya became open to privatization and Western capital.

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Owen Schalk

Owen Schalk is an independent researcher and writer. He is the author of Canada in Afghanistan: A story of military, diplomatic, political and media failure, 2003–2023, and the coauthor of Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy with Yves Engler.