Ian Smillie

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• Smillie: Don't build military bases on the back of foreign aidOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 4, 2025
• Opinion: Sanctioning Russia’s diamond trade would be a blow to Putin’s oligarchsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 9, 2022
• Smillie: Delaying the second dose is doing things by half measuresOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 10, 2021
• Smillie: Fifty years ago, Pearson identified a 'crisis in aid.' It's still with usOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 8, 2019
• Smillie: Why Winston Churchill biopics fail to live up to legacy of the manOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 18, 2018
• Once a leader, Canada disappearing from the developing worldOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 21, 2013
• Once a leader, Canada disappearing from the developing worldOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 21, 2013
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 23, 2013
• Liberian dictator wanted the carats, got the stickOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 5, 2012
• Liberian dictator wanted the carats, got the stickOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 26, 2012
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 24, 2012
• Fundraising pitfalls: Somalia still needs usOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 18, 2011
• New money or old, aid budget could use a few more dollarsOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 1, 2010
• New money or old, aid budget could use a few more dollarsOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 31, 2010
• Opinion: High time for a minister who understands the role of aidOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 6, 2010