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The U.S. mid-terms and the future of Canada-U.S. relations  The U.S. mid-term elections are second in importance only to the presidential election every four years.  Up for grabs last week…

On today’s Global Exchange Podcast, CGAI Vice President Colin Robertson sits down with CGAI Fellow Sarah Goldfeder and CGAI Advisory Council Member Laura Dawson to discuss last week’s midterm election…

Anyone who has ever worked in a country transitioning to democracy knows that the system is about more than free and fair elections. An independent judiciary is a crucial component…

Published on November 1, 2018. Click here to read the original. Part of trade negotiations, at least between and among democracies, is post-agreement positioning. Usually, a balance is sought between…

After 14 months of difficult and often fractious negotiations, Canada and the United States announced the successful completion of the NAFTA talks literally at the eleventh hour, late on a…

Written by Kaveri Braid Earnscliffe Strategy Group, a national government relations, strategic communications and opinion research firm, is thriving in Saskatchewan.  After five successful, steady years in the province, the…

As far back as October of 1993, President Trump has been on the record against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and has articulated his distrust of the partners…

Written by Yaroslav Baran for Policy Magazine. Click here to read the original. For half a century, Hamilton, Ont. was known as Toronto’s steel-town stepsister; great for football fans, not…

Written by our Robin Sears for Policy Magazine. Click here to read the original. In announcing his government’s plan for a new approach to Indigenous rights in February, Prime Minister…

As the NHL moves into Stanley Cup playoffs, consider this the second period of the Trump administration engaging on NAFTA. After a six-month long intermission where strategists and advisors gave…