Cam Sylvester
Cam Sylvester heads up the Global Stewardship Program at Capilano University. He teaches Asian Politics and International Relations in the Political Studies department at Capilano University, and has traveled extensively through Asia, Africa, South America and Europe.
Cam has written on a wide range of topics for a variety of publications, and his work has been nominated for numerous Western Magazine and National Magazine Awards. He also appears regularly on CBC Newsworld as an Asian political analyst. Cam is married to Jeanne Mikita, who teaches Geography at Capilano, and they have two children: Shawn, 22, and Maggie, 17.
Reporting Beat: Global Politics and Public Policy
Stories by Cam Sylvester
Let's Write an Omnibus Bill to End Omnibus Bills
How else to purge years of toxic policymaking? Here's the first draft, amendments welcome!
Harper's Been in So Long We Suffer Political Amnesia
Do enough of us remember the Canada we've lost? How to get it back.
Healing in Kibera
In this violent East African slum, 'oases of dignity' emerge.
In Africa, It's Sickening to See Tories Play Refugee Politics
Here at the bleeding edge of the Somali crisis, I can't shake the face of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
South Sudan's Critical Question: Can Oil and Water Mix?
What shapes the chances for the hopeful new nation that others call a 'pre-failed state'?
The Case for Boycotting Tieleman's Boycott of Cuba
The moral question isn't whether you visit, but how.
Trying to Stop the Other Invasion of Iraq
Inside Turkey's risky anti-war movement.
Brave New Charitable World?
The outpouring of donations to tsunami victims have some heralding a new era of global progress. But charity rarely produces fair or just solutions.