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Why we should worry about Trump-Clinton trade bashing: Naomi Lakritz for Inside Policy

Americans notoriously pay little attention to Canada. But if they listen to the rhetoric of their leaders about NAFTA and the TPP, both...

 

October 6, 2016 at 12:29 pm read more
Brian Lee Crowley

Global aviation safety should trump Chinese intimidation: Crowley in Inside Policy

Canada should cut through UN politics and stand up for Taiwan’s inclusion at next week’s Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization in...

 

September 23, 2016 at 11:40 am read more

Mandating cheap drug access will only make it more difficult to help the world’s poor: Sean Speer and Richard Owens in Inside Policy

A new United Nations report on the accessibility of medicine in the developing world calls for loosening intellectual property regulations to make drugs...

 

September 19, 2016 at 3:23 pm read more

“Social Licence”: The Rule of Law Transgressed: Paul Cassidy, Monika Sawicka and Leah Whitworth in Inside Policy

While it has become popular with politicians, the concept of requiring 'social licence' for resource projects is entirely at odds with the rule...

 

August 31, 2016 at 10:33 am read more

Ottawa’s innovation agenda requires a robust broadband investment strategy: Paul Beaudry and Sean Speer in Inside Policy

Government policy will play a key role in determining whether we remain a world leader with respect to broadband infrastructure or slide down...

 

August 29, 2016 at 11:34 am read more
Raheel Raza

The Winter of Discontent for Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Raheel Raza in Inside Policy

The female leaders of the Arab Spring aspired to bring about peaceful transition through collaboration between men and women, Muslims and non-Muslims, government...

 

August 19, 2016 at 1:29 pm read more

Border security issues with US are piling up for new Canadian Government: Scott Newark for Inside Policy

Ottawa is rapidly falling behind in an area of critical importance for Canadians’ safety: Border security with the United States. By Scott Newark,...

 

August 15, 2016 at 11:28 am read more

The Supreme Court changes gears on the justice highway: Geoffrey Cowper for Inside Policy

The debate over how to achieve a speedy trial and who is responsible to do so is very old. But with the Supreme...

 

August 12, 2016 at 1:40 pm read more
Stanley Hartt

Barack Obama and the blinkers of idealism in foreign policy: Stanley Hartt in Inside Policy

When America acted as the world's policeman it helped check the advances of corrupt regimes. But the cost of such an endeavor precludes...

 

July 20, 2016 at 12:10 pm read more
Alastair Gillespie

In the aftermath of Brexit, Canada’s founding inspires: Alastair Gillespie in Inside Policy

This Canada Day, many Canadians may reflect on the challenges faced by the European federal project, and the risks of disunity in the...

 

June 29, 2016 at 11:23 am read more
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  • Connecting After COVID: How Canada and its allies can partner on infrastructure and trade in the Indo-Pacific

    January 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST

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  • The yellow badge of Canadian courage: William Watson in the Financial Post

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News

    For Canadian politicians no profiles in courage are involved in slamming the departing bully Trump. What’s in play instead are easy political points,...

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  • Canada should retaliate against Biden's wrong-headed decision to cancel Keystone. Here's how: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Jack Mintz, Latest News, Recent News

    We could pursue policies that impact a critical U.S. export to Canada: digital services writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is...

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  • Use COVID pause to reconsider drug-price regulation: Nigel Rawson and John Adams in the Financial Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Health, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News

    Canadians need Ottawa to work with the pharmaceutical industry, clinicians and patients to improve access to new medicines and vaccines, write Nigel Rawson...

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  • Assessing the Trump administration's record on Taiwan: New commentary by J. Michael Cole

    Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, J. Michael Cole, Latest News, Press Releases, Recent News

      OTTAWA, ON (January 19, 2021): With the US presidency about the change hands, many around the world wonder what changes the incoming...

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  • EP. 57 - The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar

    Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Multimedia, Podcasts, Recent News, Shuvaloy Majumdar, United Kingdom

    Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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EP. 57 - The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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