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Canada Must Work with U.S. Allies to Save NAFTA and Our Future Welfare
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- November 16, 2016
Now that Donald Trump is president-elect of the United States, Canadians and Mexicans are concerned about their free-trade access to the U.S. market. During the election campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly said he would renegotiate the North American free-trade agreement if elected. Moreover, if the renegotiations did not go the way he wanted, he said he
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We Must Not Close the Doors to Spontaneously Arriving Asylum Seekers
- Analysis
- November 8, 2016
By Stephanie J. Silverman Governments understandably focus on enhancing security, surveillance, and risk management for their citizens, and as we have seen, particularly since 9-11, much of this increased attention is directed at national borders. While every person enjoys the legal right to seek asylum in Canada, the UK, the US, and any other signatory
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Maintaining Transatlantic Unity in the Security Realm?
- Analysis
- November 3, 2016
At a recent meeting of NATO defense ministers, it was announced that the allies are advancing with plans to deploy thousands of troops and military equipment in the Baltics and Poland. At the July 2016 NATO summit in Warsaw, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States each committed to lead a multinational battalion
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Working Towards a Trinity of Trust: A Few Suggestions on National Security Reform in Canada
- Analysis
- November 3, 2016
by Stephanie Carvin A year after its election, the Trudeau Government is now taking steps to fulfill its campaign promises to improve intelligence oversight in Canada and reform Bill C-51 — the Harper Government’s controversial terrorism legislation. So far, there are some very promising signs regarding the direction the government is headed. Public Safety Minister
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