October 25, 2010
THE MORE, NOT THE MERRIER Asia is in the middle of a very impressive flurry of regional meetings and the acronyms, new and old, are multiplying. But in multilateral politics, growing competition among new players is not the sign of...
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October 14, 2010
This discussion paper was the first major formal public discussion in Canada of the shale gas issue. As supplies of fossil fuel dwindle, oil and gas companies are increasingly looking to unconventional sources such as shale gas to supply energy needs. This paper outlines the potential impacts of shale gas exploration and production on groundwater resources, and described the paucity of groundwater mapping and lack of effective regulatory oversight.
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October 11, 2010
BY THE END OF NOVEMBER 2010, THE WORLD KNEW WHERE NATO WAS HEADING By the end of November 2010, the world knew how NATO pictured its own future. That’s when heads of state and government met in Brussels to plan...
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October 4, 2010
THIS MONTH’S ANNUAL MEETINGS RAISE AN AWKWARD QUESTION. Finance ministers and central bankers flew into Washington DC in October 2010 for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. It’s not clear why they even bothered....
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October 1, 2010
The entry into force of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement in 1989 and the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) in 1994 reignited a decades-old debate: should Canada allow bulk water exports across its borders?
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September 20, 2010
CAN THE SECURITY COUNCIL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND REPRESENTATIVE? As the United Nations General Assembly met for its 65th Session in September 2010, the U.N. as a whole faced the risk of slowly fading onto the sidelines, unless the Security Council...
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September 13, 2010
CAN THIS FORUM OUTLAST THE CRISES THAT PRODUCED IT? The G20 leaders met again in Seoul on November 11th and 12th, 2010, only five months after the Toronto summit. Whatever they hoped to discuss, they faced one key question: How,...
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July 6, 2010
While history is important, this Report is not about building a testimonial nor placing a lot of black crepe paper around the country’s steel mills. It is about the future. Understanding the past and present of the steel industry is fundamental to understanding its future, and the future of the economy as a whole. We hear a lot about the growth
of the service sector and the declining importance of manufacturing.
April 1, 2010
The end of the first decade of the millennium was characterized by tremendous
global change, as evidenced by the upheaval in financial markets, new leadership of
national governments, and innovative developments in science and technology. In
the domain of health, things have been equally interesting; the outbreak of
pandemic H1N1 influenza, introduction of novel forms of medical treatment for
diseases old and new, and inventive strategies for the organization of healthcare,
both locally in Canada and internationally, have all provided much food for thought
for the researchers affiliated with the Comparative Program on Health and Society
(CPHS).