Can ada , ▁TV ▁Ontario ▁and ▁Radio - Qu ébec . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Sp ic er ▁worked ▁for ▁Ernst ▁& ▁Young ▁Canada ▁in ▁Paris , ▁prom oting ▁the ▁Internet ▁to ▁a ▁then - ske pt ical ▁French ▁establishment . ▁He ▁also ▁taught ▁an ▁Internet ▁sem inar ▁at ▁the ▁Sor bon ne ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sp ic er ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Media , ▁Peace ▁and ▁Security ▁at ▁the ▁UN - launch ed ▁University ▁for ▁Peace ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica . ▁There ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁super vised ▁development ▁of ▁key ▁courses , ▁including ▁ones ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁media ▁before , ▁during ▁after ▁conflict ; ▁media ▁and ▁gen o cide ; ▁media ▁battle field ▁eth ics ; ▁women ▁journal ists ▁in ▁war ▁zones ; ▁and ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁and ▁Palest in ian ▁media ▁in ▁Middle ▁East ▁politics . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁continues ▁writing ▁newspaper ▁columns ▁and ▁books . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Sp ic er ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁eleven ▁books : ▁ ▁A ▁Sam ar itan ▁State ? ▁External ▁A id ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁Cher ▁P équ iste ▁... ▁et ▁né an mo ins ▁ami ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁Wing ing ▁It ▁( 1 9