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• Canada’s Defence Procurement Strategy

  By loprespub on February 25, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : La Stratégie d’approvisionnement en matière de défense du Canada) In February 2014, the Government of Canada unveiled its Defence Procurement Strategy (DPS), a multi-point plan to reform the Canadian defence procurement system. The Strategy has three… Read More ›

• Canada’s Relationship with the United States: Living with the Giant

  By loprespub on February 23, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes Note: This publication was updated in February, 2020: Resilience and Strain: Canada–U.S. Relations in 2020 (Disponible en français : La relation canado-américaine : vivre à l’ombre d’un géant) As U.S. President John F. Kennedy said about the relationship between Canada… Read More ›

• Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Balanced for Canada’s Agricultural and Agri-Food Industry?

  By loprespub on February 19, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Le Partenariat transpacifique est-il équilibré pour le secteur agricole et agroalimentaire canadien?) On 5 November 2015, the Government of New Zealand released the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP brings together 12 countries,[1] including… Read More ›

• The Canada Transportation Act Review and the Next Decade of Transportation Policy

  By loprespub on February 17, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : L’Examen de la Loi sur les transports au Canada et la politique des transports pour la prochaine décennie) An efficient transportation system is an important enabler of economic growth, higher standards of living and environmental benefits…. Read More ›

• Are you Ready to Legislate?

  By loprespub on February 16, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Vous sentez-vous prêts à légiférer?) Government legislation often overshadows the important role played by individual members of Parliament and senators in proposing laws. Since 1910, 278 bills sponsored by MPs and senators have been passed by… Read More ›

• Snapshot: Canadian Veterans

  By loprespub on February 15, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Les vétérans canadiens : portrait de la situation) The programs and services the federal government offers to Canadian veterans have generated a lot of interest in recent years. How well do we know this important segment… Read More ›

• The General Social Survey: A Way to Track Unreported Crime – an update

  By loprespub on February 11, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : L’Enquête sociale générale, un instrument pour élucider le « chiffre noir » de la criminalité – mise à jour) For many years, statistics provided by police were considered the most reliable way to measure crime rates,… Read More ›

• Patented Drug Pricing in Canada

  By loprespub on February 10, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Le prix des médicaments brevetés au Canada) Drug pricing in Canada is an area of shared jurisdiction among federal, provincial and territorial governments. The price of every patented drug, both prescription and non-prescription, sold in Canada… Read More ›

• The Evolution of Canadian Immigration Policy

  By loprespub on February 9, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 6 minutes (Disponible en français : L’évolution de la politique du Canada en matière d’immigration) Each year, the federal government presents the “Immigration Levels Plan” which informs Parliament and the public about how many permanent immigrants are targeted for admission to Canada… Read More ›

• Combatting Global Corporate Tax Evasion and Avoidance: An International Framework

  By loprespub on February 8, 2016

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Lutte contre l’évasion et la fraude fiscales des sociétés à l’échelle mondiale : cadre d’intervention international) According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), aggressive tax planning by multinational companies results in lost tax… Read More ›