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Consensus on revised NAFTA package still up in the air: Lawrence Herman for Inside Policy

Round Three of the NAFTA renegotiations have just finished, but significant challenges are on the horizon, writes Lawrence Herman. We need to be...

 

September 29, 2017 at 10:30 am read more
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Is China building a bridge or an outpost in the Caucasus?: Michael Lambert for Inside Policy

China has increased its diplomatic and economic presence in Georgia and the South Caucasus more generally, writes Michael Lambert. It may only be...

 

September 27, 2017 at 10:07 am read more

Canada’s “Do Nothing” Policy on North Korea: James Fergusson for Inside Policy

Canada should engage in ballistic missile defence in the face of the North Korean threat, writes James Fergusson. To do otherwise amounts to...

 

September 26, 2017 at 10:01 am read more
Sean Speer, US deficit, deficit reduction

Who’s right in the small business tax controversy?: Sean Speer for Inside Policy

There is a gap between how the small business community and the government see the proposed small business tax reforms, writes Sean Speer....

 

September 15, 2017 at 12:55 pm read more
Sean Speer, US deficit, deficit reduction

Learning from the small business tax reform controversy: Sean Speer for Inside Policy

Political economy offers an important perspective in understanding, and learning from, the government’s proposed changes to the small business tax regime, writes Sean...

 

September 11, 2017 at 3:31 pm read more

Guarding against RATs in cyberspace: Hugh Stephens for Inside Policy

The Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware has become a growing problem world-wide, particularly in Asia, writes Hugh Stephens. Consumers need to take reasonable...

 

September 8, 2017 at 6:00 am read more
Stanley Hartt

New Conservative leader should be open to new ideas: Stanley Hartt for Inside Policy

New Conservative leader Andrew Scheer needs to be open to good ideas from his closest competitors, writes Stanley Hartt. But some of the...

 

August 29, 2017 at 10:01 am read more
Sean Speer, US deficit, deficit reduction

Government should adopt principle of family-based taxation: Sean Speer for Inside Policy

The government’s tax reform proposals represent a shift towards the individual as the unit of taxation, writes Sean Speer.  Yet this ignores the...

 

August 25, 2017 at 2:57 pm read more

North Korean rocket story supports Kremlin objectives: Marcus Kolga for Inside Policy

Recent reports that North Korea rocket engines come from Ukraine should be discounted, writes Marcus Kolga. The claim is likely part of a...

 

August 18, 2017 at 11:10 am read more

Russia's Arctic ambitions held back by economic troubles: Michael Lambert for Inside Policy

Russia's ambitions in the Arctic are stymied by economic troubles, writes Michael Lambert. Canada and the US need to focus on Russia's more intrusive and destabilizing presence...

 

August 16, 2017 at 6:00 am read more
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