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December 19, 2017
Pearson's Foreign Affairs legacy: then and now – Cohen
By Andrew Cohen
Lester Pearson is back in favour but the international role he fashioned for Canada is lagging ANDREW COHEN Special to The Globe and Mail Published December 11, 2017 (Published with the author’s permission) Andrew Cohen is author of Extraordinary Canad
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December 9, 2017
Pearson wins Nobel (from the CBC in 1957)
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http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/lester-pearson-a-peacemakers-peacemaker The Award was announced in October and awarded on December 10, 1057. From the CBC website: Lester B. Pearson’s peace solution wins him the Nobel Prize As Secretary of State for Ex
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December 6, 2017
Bland Pudding: European Pillar of Social Rights – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
Second in a series on Futures Entwined: The nation-state and the welfare state. How is the EUropean Union dealing with inequality, the global economy, population movement, and political cracks in the state of the union? The EU is suffering from the clo
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November 23, 2017
Futures Entwined: Nation State & Welfare State – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
First in a Series It was a nice little quip for amateur philosophers. In Nixon’s 1972 visit to China, Premier Zhou Enlai was asked about the French Revolution and the development of democracy, and was reported to have replied “..it is too early to say.
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November 23, 2017
Futures Entwined: Nation State & Welfare State – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
First in a Series It was a nice little quip for amateur philosophers. In Nixon’s 1972 visit to China, Premier Zhou Enlai was asked about the French Revolution and the development of democracy, and was reported to have replied “..it is too early to say.
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September 19, 2017
Protecting Human Rights in Trade Agreements – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
The NAFTA negotiations are likely to be a tough uphill slog, given Mr Trump’s belligerent stance. It is hard to see how Canada will make much headway on subjects such as gender rights, indigenous rights and environmental regulations. But these issues a
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September 18, 2017
Canadian Tax Policy and the Trump Agenda: Conference Call
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Many will say that our tax policy works well for Canada, with some tweaks always needed. It is balanced and internationally competitive. But our system could be rocked shortly by comparatively radical reductions in corporate and personal income tax rat
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September 13, 2017
NAFTA needs Benefits for Everyone – Seccareccia
By Mario Seccareccia
When former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney negotiated and signed the original Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) in 1989, followed by then newly-elected Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s endorsement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) i
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September 13, 2017
Trump’s Tax Plan and Ours – Bédard
By Mathieu Bédard
Time to reconsider the Canadian tax plan? A few months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to reduce the federal corporate tax rate in the United States from its current top rate of 35% down to 15%. While the president’s legislativ
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September 13, 2017
Charting a new course on trade policy – Dias
By Jerry Dias
If there is one glimmer of good news from the last U.S. election it’s that a bright political spotlight has been shone on global trade policy – including in Canada. Trade agreements have long played a central role in Canada’s economic strategy. Trade a
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