Public
Policy
Health Care,
Again
With the debate over health care
heating up in the United
States, the November 2009 issue of Policy
Options, the flagship publication of the Institute for Research on Public
Policy, looks at the issue from both sides of the border. Read
Foreign
Affairs
The GPS Project: A Global Positioning
Strategy...
The Canadian
International Council has embarked on a major initiative this year to
design a new Canadian approach to international affairs in the context of
changing global circumstances. The intent of the project is to generate and
disseminate fresh perspectives and ideas both in the immediate term, as
Canada prepares to host the G-8 and the
G-20 next summer, and, more fundamentally, for the years beyond. Canadians are
engaged in the world; the panel will suggest how the country can have greater
impact in pursuing our national interests and projecting our values. Read
Reassessing
Canada's Relationship with
Cuba
As 2009 draws to a
close, Canada should be building
on its relationship with Cuba argues Lana Wylie
from the Canadian International
Council. As the new president
of Cuba, Raúl Castro has
begun to institute a series of adjustments to Cuban domestic and foreign
policies which could prove to be highly significant for
Cuba and its relations
abroad. According to Wylie, how Canada responds to these
changes will have important implications for
Cuba, for the bilateral
relationship and for Canada’s relations in the
Americas. Read
Economy
The
Best
Place for What?
The
Best
Place
for What? British Columbia Economic Profile and
Forecast, by
Jacques Marcil from the Canada West Foundation, takes an in-depth look at
BC's economy, scanning everything from forestry to tourism, concluding that at
this point, BC's economic landscape is a combination of positives and negatives.
Read
Western Economic Expectations
Survey
A recent survey, Western Economic Expectations by the Canada West Foundation, solicits views
on the future economic performance of the western provinces and the country from
over 2,000 economists and financial analysts who are closest to the working
details of the Western Canadian economy. The survey covers people who use
economics in their work, in universities and colleges, industry associations,
economic development agencies, the private sector and the public service across
Western
Canada. Read
Canada’s Difficult Experience in Reducing
Inflation
This Commentary by the C.D. Howe Institute
provides an insider’s perspective on
Canada’s difficult experience with
inflation before the mid-1990s and draws some general lessons from this
historical record for today’s monetary policy. Read
Energy /
Environment
Climate
Change in Africa: Adaptation, Mitigation and Governance
Challenges
Droughts,
desertification, floods, coastal storms and soil erosion are just a few of the
impacts of climate change in Africa declares a special report by the Center for International Governance
Innovation. The papers in this special report focus on how climate change
impacts health, food security and energy; how it can cause conflict and forced
migration; and how technology and education can help facilitate adaptation and
mitigation strategies. Read
Give Peace (and the Climate) a
Chance
In
this commentary by International
Institute for Sustainable Development, Alec Crawford writes about the
importance of reaching a deal at the climate talks in Copenhagen in December.
Arguing that without drastic action, the impact of the consequences of climate
change will have various negative effects around the world. Read
News from Canadian
Universities
McGill
Researchers Identify Key Genetic Factors Which Can Lead to
Cancer
Researchers
at McGill University have discovered a previously
unknown series of interactions between genes that control whether cells become
cancerous. The discovery may lead to a new generation of targeted therapies
tuned to individual patients, the researchers said. Their results are published
today in the journal Cancer Cell. Read
UBC
Worldwide Contest Challenges Classrooms to Engage with 2010 Olympic
Games
The
University of British Columbia is
challenging teachers and students around the world to demonstrate how they use
learning technologies to promote a broader understanding of the 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games in their classrooms. Read
U of T Study Finds Link between
Childhood Physical Abuse and Arthritis
Adults who had experienced physical
abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to
those who have not been abused, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. Read
