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Intelligence Memos
From: Daniel Schwanen
To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland
Date: July 6, 2018
Re: A New Coalition for Trade in the Era of Trump
On June 6, 2017, in a much remarked speech in the House of Commons, you rightly extolled the virtues of a global order based on rules, including rules promoting, as you put it, “free and friendly trade.”
As you noted, it is clear that the order…
Intelligence Memos
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To: Canadian businesses and diplomats in the EU
From: Daniel Schwanen
Re: Canadian interest and possibilities in avoiding a “hard Brexit” (Part Two)
Date: October 31, 2018
Yesterday, we discussed the perils of a hard Brexit for both the UK and the European Union, along with Canada, with all its attendant consequences.
Today, I lay out a way forward that imagines a…
Media Release
November 27, 2018—Current reconciliation efforts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are missing the main target, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Pursuing Reconciliation: The Case for an Off-Reserve Urban Agenda,” author John Richards argues that the federal government, provinces, and Indigenous leaders must develop an agenda for the majority of First Nation…
Op-Ed
Which is the most innovative city in Canada?
You might be surprised to know that Calgary has now taken the lead on that front, as measured by one of the most common ways of gauging innovation — patents.
Calgary has now surpassed the likes of Ottawa and Waterloo in terms of patents per capita. And yet, the Alberta city's rise has happened without the fanfare that accompanied the ascent of the…
Intelligence Memos
To: Canadian Ministers of Education
From: Anna Stokke
Re: What to Do about Canada’s Declining Math Scores
Date: November 1, 2018
The declining performance of Canadian students on international math assessments should worry Canadians and their provincial governments and has been a continuing matter of public concern.
Last week, Ontario moved to require a basic math test for new…
Intelligence Memos
From: Konrad von Finckenstein
To: the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Date: February 23, 2018
Re: Fighting Internet Piracy: A Workable Plan Emerges
Recently, 25 directly affected stakeholders made an application to the CRTC urging it to create an independent agency (Internet Piracy Review Agency “IRPA”) to identify…
