April 3, 2017
2017 Budget: What’s new?
By Andrew Cardozo
From The Hill TimesThere’s more to the stay-the-course budget than suggested First published in the Hill Times Monday, April 3, 2017 Depending which part of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget you focus on, it was any of those things and more. The Hill Times photograp
February 24, 2017
A Cdn Research Council on Social, Cultural & Econ Health
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
We could take a lesson from the health system. Over the past four decades, the federal government, with provincial involvement, has invested in health research, health information systems, performance evaluation and innovation. Those investments are pa
February 24, 2017
A Cdn Research Council on Social, Cultural & Econ Health
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
We could take a lesson from the health system. Over the past four decades, the federal government, with provincial involvement, has invested in health research, health information systems, performance evaluation and innovation. Those investments are pa
January 6, 2017
Integrative Solutions for Security (Dr. Jonathan Calof)
By Dr. Jonathan Calof
Integrative Solutions for Security BY JONATHAN CALOF © 2016 FrontLine Security (Vol 11, No 4) (FrontLine Security magazine) FrontLine Security needs to look at keeping the general population safe and secure more broadly than we had in the past. Food sa
January 1, 2017
7 big developments in Canadian politics for 2017
By Andrew Cardozo
Seven big developments in Canadian politics to watch for We live in an era where politics change constantly and the unexpected is what happens again and again. Brexit and Donald Trump are now synonyms for unexpected change as much as they are about wha
January 1, 2017
National Goal for Poverty Reduction (Terrance Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley
The Government of Canada discussion paper, Towards a Poverty Reduction Strategy, asks for suggestions on how the federal government can better align its poverty reduction efforts with those of provinces, territories, municipalities and communities. It
December 22, 2016
A Reykjavik Review, and the Arctic Leaders' Statement
By Yuk-kuen Annie Cheung, PhD, RPP
On December 20, 2016, Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau and US President Obama released the United States-Canada Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement. It cited a series of bilateral efforts aimed at ensuring a strong, sustainable and viable Arctic economy and
December 22, 2016
A Reykjavik Review, and the Arctic Leaders’ Statement
By Yuk-kuen Annie Cheung, PhD, RPP
On December 20, 2016, Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau and US President Obama released the United States-Canada Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement. It cited a series of bilateral efforts aimed at ensuring a strong, sustainable and viable Arctic economy and
November 9, 2016
CF-18: Strategic Replacement, BGen (Ret’d) Greg Matte
By BGen (Ret’d) Gregory C.P. Matte
The intent of this paper is to shine a light on the critical aspects of the CF-18 replacement initiative that appear to have been buried in the public debate surrounding this multi-billion dollar project. Beyond the rhetoric are the immutable consequen
November 8, 2016
Sen. Peter Harder on Senate Reform (Sept 19)
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(Picture L to R: Alicia Natividad, Pearson Centre; James Scongack, Bruce Power, Sen. Peter Harder; Catherine Bélanger, and Hon. Sergio Marchi) A WORK IN PROGRESS: The changing role of the “Representative of the Government in the Senate” Report of a Spe
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