Tom Burns
It is with great sadness that we mark the death, on May 8, of Tom Burns. His many friends in the public and private sectors join in expressing their condolences to his wife Mary and family.
The Under-Secretary on Canadian Foreign Policy
At one of PAFSO’s breakfast seminars in March, the Under-Secretary spoke on the potential vulnerability of Canada’s economic and social interests in a changing world.
Free Trade, 1911 and All of That
Draw near to the fire this stormy windswept night, and bout de papier will tell you a Canadian ghost story.
1854: Plus ça change plus c’est la même chose
As Simon Reisman and his team enter the final laps of the current free trade marathon we might remember the first time Canada entered into a free trade deal with the United States. Like today, the free trade move was sparked by…
Canadian Regulation of International Trade and Investment
The study of modern Canadian international trade policy and practice appears at last to be coming into its own. It is no longer the secret preserve of a few government officials and an even smaller group of specialists in the universities, think-tanks…
La Chambre africaine de commerce et d’industrie du Canada
En Afrique il y a un vieil adage qui dit «Si tu vas à l’étranger et si là-bas, tout le monde marche tout croche, ne pose pas trop de questions, marche tout croche». Au colloque de Yamoussoukro (Côte d’Ivoire) du 28 au…
Mitchell Sharp and Jean-Luc Pepin
« L’indifférence aux affaires étrangères est l’une des infirmités permanentes des démocrates », écrivait vers 1978 Maurice Druon de l’Académie Française. La configuration internationale qui se redessinait au lendemain du choc pétrolier a pourtant vu la création de la Commission Trilatérale en…
Trade Policy in the 1980’s
World trade policy is a subject badly needing some fresh thinking and new clichés. Anyone interested in both understanding and reforming the current system can usefully study this work, which reports on a conference of international trade experts. Recent events, including the…
Giving Up On Canada
I believe that free trade with the United States is the most important economic, social, and political issue facing Canadians today. Its proponents argue that free trade will give us economic security in the short term and strengthen our economic base in…
How External Spends Its Money
We all know External Affairs is a big operation involving a lot of manpower and of money — over 4000 person years and over $800 million this fiscal year. Where does all the money go? Who gets the biggest slice of the…
