North America
The Open Border Paradox – The Emergent US-Canada Transgovernmental Regime: Christian Leuprecht and Todd Hataley for CIC
The following is a short commentary from Christian Leuprecht and Todd Hataley examines the "Open Borders Paradox" which holds that...
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US overcompensating for storming of Capitol with inauguration security: Leuprecht
The huge security rollout in Washington, DC, ahead of the presidential inauguration on January 20 is because there is not...
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Is Canada “back” on the international stage? Canadians don’t think so: An MLI Poll
OTTAWA, ON (November 16, 2020): New polling conducted on behalf of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute finds that, not only do Canadians...
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Social media, not free trade, is the main conduit for American influence: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The inundation of social media from our southern neighbours impairs our ability to focus on issues uniquely relevant to Canada,...
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The Coming Crisis in the US (and what Canada should do about it): Balkan Devlen for Inside Policy
Canada should start thinking about contingency plans for all eventualities following the US November elections, writes Balkan Devlen. By Balkan...
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I Don’t Need a Crystal Ball to Know Your President’s Drug Importation Plan Will Flop: John Adams in Inside Sources
We Canadians urge our American friends to seek real solutions to current problems and not to embrace empty promises. The...
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Our not-so-pure trade policy – Canada plays the same protectionist game as everyone else: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Canada’s anti-tariff stance on aluminum is not just about free trade. It’s also about job protection in Quebec, writes Jack...
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Trudeau’s UN Security Council Seat Loss Means Canada Can Focus On What Really Matters
To secure a seat on the UN Security Council, Trudeau made a Faustian bargain, with disastrous results. But we should...
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Let’s just hope Joe Biden breaks his budget promises: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Image credit: Gage Skidmore Some studies suggest Biden’s tax proposals will make it more difficult for the American economy to...
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COVID-19 unlikely to fundamentally disrupt Canada-US defence relations: Teeple and McBride for Inside Policy
As we have in the past we will overcome this novel challenge to relations with our neighbour and ally, and...
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Holding the government accountable for using the Emergencies Act: Ryan Alford for Inside Policy
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The frontline voices: Tigrayans speak on the realities of life under an insurgency regime
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How should NATO respond to Russia’s challenge to European security and stability? New MLI report
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Where have all the pragmatic environmentalists gone? Heather Exner-Pirot in the Toronto Star
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Canadian Surface Combatant program remains best option for Royal Canadian Navy: Richard Shimooka in the Hill Times
