Canada is a small, open economy in a globalized world. As a result, Canadian governments have tended to prefer negotiated agreements that govern trade, instead of the insecurity and ‘wild west’ of unfettered competition. At the same time, Canadians tend to support relatively high levels of government involvement in economic management, making it difficult to maintain a balance acceptable to our trade partners. With the US ‘elephant’ increasingly hostile to multilateral efforts, and the Trump administration targeting Canada in a variety of different ways, it remains to be seen how much Canada ‘the mouse’ will be able to hold its own in international negotiations. This session will explore the past, present, and future prospects for Canada as a trading nation in a world increasingly at odds with our preferred model of economic development.
A review of the campaigns for the 2016 U.S. Presidential election to help us understand the strategies, personalities, and dynamics of the process. A discussion of the potential outcome of the election and the consequences for Canada.
UNPRESIDENTED: A World View of the US Election 2016Rosalind Warner
The US presidential election results will have an impact worldwide for years to come. In this talk, Dr. Rosalind Warner will look beyond the personalities and ‘fake news’ to explore the deeper social, political and economic origins of the 2016 election result. Participants will discover what made 2016 different and why it matters to the world what happens next.
This document summarizes a presentation by Dr. Rosalind Warner about Canada's role in a changing world. It discusses the liberal international order established after WWII and signs it is unraveling. Three possible futures are examined: a neoliberal renewal, a clash of civilizations, or multiple cascading crises. Canada's strengths like its location and moral leadership are noted, but also weaknesses in being heard on the global stage. Opportunities in technology and threats to Canada are considered.
Alternative facts, misdirection, and outright propaganda seem to dominate the news media landscape today in a way that is quite different from the past. How can viewers and listeners navigate the flood of untruths? Can democracy survive the viral uptake of social media memes and myths?
Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce - The US-China RelationshipBenjamin Shobert
What can we say about this key relationship in light of the 2016 Presidential election? What changes should we anticipate? How do we work together to ensure trade and investment between the two countries continues to grow?
This document provides a summary of a political science lecture on California politics. It discusses the foundation of California politics, the major political parties in California including the Republican and Democratic parties, influential interest groups in the state, and highlights from political campaigns. It also summarizes content on Tesla Motors, California's agricultural industry, mainstream media, pornography sales, partisan identification, and notable moments from presidential debates and campaigns involving Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen.
Global Patriarchal Christian White Supremacy & the Road to the U.S. Capitol I...WarrenJBlumenfeld
The Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance put the U.S. on a list of “backsliding democracies” in its November 2021 report. “The United States, the bastion of global democracy, fell victim to authoritarian tendencies itself,” the report found. Dr. Blumenfeld's presentation addresses some of the historical global roots of fascism and the social cleavages giving rise to anti-democratic leaders, which set the context for the January 6, 2021 Capitol Insurrection in the U.S.
A review of the campaigns for the 2016 U.S. Presidential election to help us understand the strategies, personalities, and dynamics of the process. A discussion of the potential outcome of the election and the consequences for Canada.
UNPRESIDENTED: A World View of the US Election 2016Rosalind Warner
The US presidential election results will have an impact worldwide for years to come. In this talk, Dr. Rosalind Warner will look beyond the personalities and ‘fake news’ to explore the deeper social, political and economic origins of the 2016 election result. Participants will discover what made 2016 different and why it matters to the world what happens next.
This document summarizes a presentation by Dr. Rosalind Warner about Canada's role in a changing world. It discusses the liberal international order established after WWII and signs it is unraveling. Three possible futures are examined: a neoliberal renewal, a clash of civilizations, or multiple cascading crises. Canada's strengths like its location and moral leadership are noted, but also weaknesses in being heard on the global stage. Opportunities in technology and threats to Canada are considered.
Alternative facts, misdirection, and outright propaganda seem to dominate the news media landscape today in a way that is quite different from the past. How can viewers and listeners navigate the flood of untruths? Can democracy survive the viral uptake of social media memes and myths?
Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce - The US-China RelationshipBenjamin Shobert
What can we say about this key relationship in light of the 2016 Presidential election? What changes should we anticipate? How do we work together to ensure trade and investment between the two countries continues to grow?
This document provides a summary of a political science lecture on California politics. It discusses the foundation of California politics, the major political parties in California including the Republican and Democratic parties, influential interest groups in the state, and highlights from political campaigns. It also summarizes content on Tesla Motors, California's agricultural industry, mainstream media, pornography sales, partisan identification, and notable moments from presidential debates and campaigns involving Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen.
Global Patriarchal Christian White Supremacy & the Road to the U.S. Capitol I...WarrenJBlumenfeld
The Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance put the U.S. on a list of “backsliding democracies” in its November 2021 report. “The United States, the bastion of global democracy, fell victim to authoritarian tendencies itself,” the report found. Dr. Blumenfeld's presentation addresses some of the historical global roots of fascism and the social cleavages giving rise to anti-democratic leaders, which set the context for the January 6, 2021 Capitol Insurrection in the U.S.
A failure of perspective moral assumptions and genocideSpaceX
This book review summarizes Samantha Power's book "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide. The book examines the consistent non-response of American leaders to genocide throughout the 20th century. Power argues this is due to a "failure of imagination" - that genocide is so horrific that leaders and the public choose to look away rather than confront it. However, the book review argues the reasons are more fundamental - stemming from failures in the Anglo-American legal system's moral perspective. This legal system is based on an "ethic of justice" that focuses on individual rights and self-interest over responsibilities to prevent mass violence and protect others. The review will explore how an "ethic of care" perspective
This document is a collection of speeches by Trump administration officials outlining the shift in US policy towards a more adversarial approach to China. It contains an introduction by National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien explaining the purpose and importance of the speeches. The first speech is by Vice President Pence from 2018 that describes how China is employing political, economic, military and propaganda tools to advance its influence in the US and calls for the US to vigorously defend its national interests in response.
The document discusses the resistance to President Donald Trump's actions and statements from various American institutions. It discusses:
- How the judiciary halted Trump's immigration restrictions and mayors are removing Confederate statues in response to Trump's comments on white supremacists in Charlottesville.
- Top American CEOs resigned from Trump's business councils in response to his comments, showing a schism between Trump and the business community.
- Mainstream American media has continued reporting critically on Trump despite his attacks, and even Rupert Murdoch's New York Post has been critical of Trump's stance.
- Many see these actions as part of an ongoing fightback against attempts to divide America and undermine its democratic norms and institutions.
Kagan our constitutional crisis is already here Neil Raden
The United States is facing its greatest constitutional crisis since the Civil War due to Donald Trump's refusal to accept defeat in 2020 and his efforts to ensure victory in 2024 by any means. Trump maintains strong support and is actively working with allies to pass laws giving state legislatures control over election results. This increases the chances of chaos and violence around future elections as each side claims victory. The Founders did not anticipate a demagogue with a cult-like hold over a national political party being able to undermine checks and balances. The country risks breaking down along partisan lines without an agreed-upon solution.
Trump's strategy for winning in 2016 relied on segmenting the electorate and mobilizing his base through an aggressive media campaign spreading conspiracy theories and attacking opponents. This same strategy may help Republicans in 2018 by energizing core Trump supporters and portraying Democrats as out of touch. Ongoing attacks on the truth and legitimacy of fact-based reporting are part of an authoritarian playbook that could further undermine opposition if left unchecked.
Voter turnout in the US is low for several reasons. Factors like religion, marital status, and having children influence how voters cast their ballots. The Democratic party has traditionally relied on four pillars of support - Roosevelt intellectuals, the Catholic Church, labor unions, and African Americans. However, outreach to Catholics and unions has declined. To win national elections, Democrats need to capture over 60% of moderate voters as the electorate has become more polarized. Candidates try to appeal to moderates and show respect for rural values to win their support.
"Lock Him Up": the Antics of the Collective TricksterMarianne Kimura
The document summarizes how a crowd chanted "Lock him up!" at President Trump at a baseball game, mirroring his use of the phrase against Hillary Clinton. This represented a collective trickster act, as the powerless crowd briefly turned the tables on the powerful President through clever wordplay. The chant highlighted America's deep political divide and showed how an unlikely group could momentarily gain agency through humor and wit.
Message-Candidate-Campaign. What are you going to say? Who is going to say it? And how will you roll out your agenda to the public? And when all else fails: Declare Victory! In this digital is eternal world what is the best way to handle issues management whether in a political setting or as a non-profit?
A publication designed in response to and for Lauren Bratslavsky ,Nathan Carpenter & Joseph Zompetti's academic article "Twitter, incivility, and presidential communication: A theoretical incursion into spectacle and power" that emphasises the analysis of its subject matter.
Conflict Management Issues in US ElectionAzimah Hassan
The document discusses the 2016 United States presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It outlines the requirements to become president, the election process, and each candidate's background, campaign methods, and policy positions. It also examines the public's response to the election results, with polls finding most citizens were unhappy with Trump's victory. Gender differences in the candidates' campaign styles and promises are explored, with Trump seen as more competitive and assertive while Clinton focused on family and care. The conclusion states that personality and perception affected the outcome and that avoiding conflict is the best approach for negotiation.
Red Meets Blue Left Rt Perspective On 2008 ElectionBennet Kelley
The document discusses predictions for the 2008 US election between Obama and McCain. It outlines ways each candidate could win based on polling in key states, and factors like voter turnout and demographics that favor Obama. Congressional predictions suggest Democrats will maintain control of both houses but may not expand majorities. The summary concludes by noting the difficulty of predicting elections and citing past inaccurate predictions.
The document alleges that the USA president is suspect of genocide and treason for knowingly exposing his followers to COVID-19 at rallies, leading to increased cases and deaths afterwards. It claims he does this for his own political gain. It also alleges he has hidden financial interests in China and Russia, and could destroy the USA in agreement with their governments. It advises that after the election, the FBI should investigate the president for these alleged crimes and not let him escape justice.
The NRI Vote: The cabinet clears the way for NRIs to vote by proxy but it raises fears that it will compromise the sanctity of the electoral process. The Opposition is readying to challenge the proposal in parliament and in the courts. What are the implications? With reports from Dubai and London
This document analyzes the results of the 2016 US presidential election and identifies key factors that impacted the outcome. It summarizes that:
1. There was significant anger and frustration with the status quo that drove voters to take risks for change, and Democrats lost ground with the working class.
2. Demographics are not destiny, as turnout changed in ways that hurt Democrats, such as increased rural and white voter turnout.
3. Lack of an economic message and vision hurt Democrats, and having a populist economic message combined with reform can win.
4. Perceptions of race, immigration, and gender roles strongly correlated with votes for Trump.
The women leading the world's largest bilateral aid agenciesDevex
The United Nations has yet to make history by appointing a woman secretary-general, but that doesn't mean women aren't already leading elsewhere in development. Devex took a look at the largest bilateral aid agencies to see how many of them are led by women.
After the September 11th terrorist attacks, there were reports of hate crimes targeting Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians in the United States. These included death threats to a Palestinian American student, rocks and eggs being thrown at an Islamic center, and bottles being thrown at a Sikh taxi driver. In response, President Bush visited an Islamic center to condemn the acts of violence and reaffirm that Islam teaches peace. However, some Americans still supported increased surveillance of Arab and Muslim Americans in the period after 9/11.
The United States Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a red and yellow kayak found near the New Smyrna Beach inlet on Saturday. Several local agencies assisted in the search but were unable to find any missing persons. Anyone with information on the kayak's owner is asked to contact the Coast Guard. A group called "Back the Blue Florida" held a convoy of vehicles from Tampa to Daytona Beach to show support for police officers nationwide. Twenty-four people trapped in a hotel elevator in Daytona Beach on Friday night were safely rescued by firefighters. In 1946, Florida changed the numbering system for state highways, assigning new numbers to several roads.
This document provides an overview of the ongoing softwood lumber trade dispute between Canada and the United States. It discusses key details such as the leading Canadian softwood lumber producers, major export destinations, and issues from the US perspective around subsidies and market access. The document also examines potential impacts on employment and outlines positions from government officials on both sides regarding negotiations and protectionist policies.
Softwood lumber dispute – canada and united states may 2017paul young cpa, cga
United States considers softwood lumber supported due to how forest managed by both the provinces and federal government. USA has private land as compare to Canada which has more forests fall under crown land. Crown land requires specific agreement as part of any work on crown land.
A failure of perspective moral assumptions and genocideSpaceX
This book review summarizes Samantha Power's book "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide. The book examines the consistent non-response of American leaders to genocide throughout the 20th century. Power argues this is due to a "failure of imagination" - that genocide is so horrific that leaders and the public choose to look away rather than confront it. However, the book review argues the reasons are more fundamental - stemming from failures in the Anglo-American legal system's moral perspective. This legal system is based on an "ethic of justice" that focuses on individual rights and self-interest over responsibilities to prevent mass violence and protect others. The review will explore how an "ethic of care" perspective
This document is a collection of speeches by Trump administration officials outlining the shift in US policy towards a more adversarial approach to China. It contains an introduction by National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien explaining the purpose and importance of the speeches. The first speech is by Vice President Pence from 2018 that describes how China is employing political, economic, military and propaganda tools to advance its influence in the US and calls for the US to vigorously defend its national interests in response.
The document discusses the resistance to President Donald Trump's actions and statements from various American institutions. It discusses:
- How the judiciary halted Trump's immigration restrictions and mayors are removing Confederate statues in response to Trump's comments on white supremacists in Charlottesville.
- Top American CEOs resigned from Trump's business councils in response to his comments, showing a schism between Trump and the business community.
- Mainstream American media has continued reporting critically on Trump despite his attacks, and even Rupert Murdoch's New York Post has been critical of Trump's stance.
- Many see these actions as part of an ongoing fightback against attempts to divide America and undermine its democratic norms and institutions.
Kagan our constitutional crisis is already here Neil Raden
The United States is facing its greatest constitutional crisis since the Civil War due to Donald Trump's refusal to accept defeat in 2020 and his efforts to ensure victory in 2024 by any means. Trump maintains strong support and is actively working with allies to pass laws giving state legislatures control over election results. This increases the chances of chaos and violence around future elections as each side claims victory. The Founders did not anticipate a demagogue with a cult-like hold over a national political party being able to undermine checks and balances. The country risks breaking down along partisan lines without an agreed-upon solution.
Trump's strategy for winning in 2016 relied on segmenting the electorate and mobilizing his base through an aggressive media campaign spreading conspiracy theories and attacking opponents. This same strategy may help Republicans in 2018 by energizing core Trump supporters and portraying Democrats as out of touch. Ongoing attacks on the truth and legitimacy of fact-based reporting are part of an authoritarian playbook that could further undermine opposition if left unchecked.
Voter turnout in the US is low for several reasons. Factors like religion, marital status, and having children influence how voters cast their ballots. The Democratic party has traditionally relied on four pillars of support - Roosevelt intellectuals, the Catholic Church, labor unions, and African Americans. However, outreach to Catholics and unions has declined. To win national elections, Democrats need to capture over 60% of moderate voters as the electorate has become more polarized. Candidates try to appeal to moderates and show respect for rural values to win their support.
"Lock Him Up": the Antics of the Collective TricksterMarianne Kimura
The document summarizes how a crowd chanted "Lock him up!" at President Trump at a baseball game, mirroring his use of the phrase against Hillary Clinton. This represented a collective trickster act, as the powerless crowd briefly turned the tables on the powerful President through clever wordplay. The chant highlighted America's deep political divide and showed how an unlikely group could momentarily gain agency through humor and wit.
Message-Candidate-Campaign. What are you going to say? Who is going to say it? And how will you roll out your agenda to the public? And when all else fails: Declare Victory! In this digital is eternal world what is the best way to handle issues management whether in a political setting or as a non-profit?
A publication designed in response to and for Lauren Bratslavsky ,Nathan Carpenter & Joseph Zompetti's academic article "Twitter, incivility, and presidential communication: A theoretical incursion into spectacle and power" that emphasises the analysis of its subject matter.
Conflict Management Issues in US ElectionAzimah Hassan
The document discusses the 2016 United States presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It outlines the requirements to become president, the election process, and each candidate's background, campaign methods, and policy positions. It also examines the public's response to the election results, with polls finding most citizens were unhappy with Trump's victory. Gender differences in the candidates' campaign styles and promises are explored, with Trump seen as more competitive and assertive while Clinton focused on family and care. The conclusion states that personality and perception affected the outcome and that avoiding conflict is the best approach for negotiation.
Red Meets Blue Left Rt Perspective On 2008 ElectionBennet Kelley
The document discusses predictions for the 2008 US election between Obama and McCain. It outlines ways each candidate could win based on polling in key states, and factors like voter turnout and demographics that favor Obama. Congressional predictions suggest Democrats will maintain control of both houses but may not expand majorities. The summary concludes by noting the difficulty of predicting elections and citing past inaccurate predictions.
The document alleges that the USA president is suspect of genocide and treason for knowingly exposing his followers to COVID-19 at rallies, leading to increased cases and deaths afterwards. It claims he does this for his own political gain. It also alleges he has hidden financial interests in China and Russia, and could destroy the USA in agreement with their governments. It advises that after the election, the FBI should investigate the president for these alleged crimes and not let him escape justice.
The NRI Vote: The cabinet clears the way for NRIs to vote by proxy but it raises fears that it will compromise the sanctity of the electoral process. The Opposition is readying to challenge the proposal in parliament and in the courts. What are the implications? With reports from Dubai and London
This document analyzes the results of the 2016 US presidential election and identifies key factors that impacted the outcome. It summarizes that:
1. There was significant anger and frustration with the status quo that drove voters to take risks for change, and Democrats lost ground with the working class.
2. Demographics are not destiny, as turnout changed in ways that hurt Democrats, such as increased rural and white voter turnout.
3. Lack of an economic message and vision hurt Democrats, and having a populist economic message combined with reform can win.
4. Perceptions of race, immigration, and gender roles strongly correlated with votes for Trump.
The women leading the world's largest bilateral aid agenciesDevex
The United Nations has yet to make history by appointing a woman secretary-general, but that doesn't mean women aren't already leading elsewhere in development. Devex took a look at the largest bilateral aid agencies to see how many of them are led by women.
After the September 11th terrorist attacks, there were reports of hate crimes targeting Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians in the United States. These included death threats to a Palestinian American student, rocks and eggs being thrown at an Islamic center, and bottles being thrown at a Sikh taxi driver. In response, President Bush visited an Islamic center to condemn the acts of violence and reaffirm that Islam teaches peace. However, some Americans still supported increased surveillance of Arab and Muslim Americans in the period after 9/11.
The United States Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a red and yellow kayak found near the New Smyrna Beach inlet on Saturday. Several local agencies assisted in the search but were unable to find any missing persons. Anyone with information on the kayak's owner is asked to contact the Coast Guard. A group called "Back the Blue Florida" held a convoy of vehicles from Tampa to Daytona Beach to show support for police officers nationwide. Twenty-four people trapped in a hotel elevator in Daytona Beach on Friday night were safely rescued by firefighters. In 1946, Florida changed the numbering system for state highways, assigning new numbers to several roads.
This document provides an overview of the ongoing softwood lumber trade dispute between Canada and the United States. It discusses key details such as the leading Canadian softwood lumber producers, major export destinations, and issues from the US perspective around subsidies and market access. The document also examines potential impacts on employment and outlines positions from government officials on both sides regarding negotiations and protectionist policies.
Softwood lumber dispute – canada and united states may 2017paul young cpa, cga
United States considers softwood lumber supported due to how forest managed by both the provinces and federal government. USA has private land as compare to Canada which has more forests fall under crown land. Crown land requires specific agreement as part of any work on crown land.
This document provides an overview of NAFTA and current trade issues between Canada, the US and Mexico. It discusses key trade flows and deficits between the countries. Some of the main issues in the current NAFTA negotiations are the US proposals to increase automotive content requirements, end dispute settlement mechanisms, and impose a sunset clause. Canada has launched a challenge over US lumber tariffs. While trade is integrated, the US is using intimidation tactics which increases uncertainty. Finding common ground and making NAFTA more flexible will help address these challenges.
Canada is putting on a brave face, but it is looking more and more like the USA and Mexico will say here is the deal. Freeland can say what she wants, but she is not negotiating from a position of strength!
USA and Mexico have been working on resolving issues like Automotive.
Canada has not been at table directly with Mexico and USA as both those countries shunned Canada.
The real trump not understood by presstitutes or being attacked for ulterior ...Agha A
This document discusses how the mainstream media and political establishment do not fully understand Donald Trump and may be attacking him for ulterior motives. It argues that Trump aims to empower everyday Americans rather than large corporations. The document also criticizes how foreign policy has been conducted and suggests Trump may help reform issues like trade agreements, immigration, and national security.
The document provides instructions for requesting writing assistance from HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with an email and password. 2) Complete a 10-minute order form providing instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and select one based on qualifications. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment if satisfied. 5) Request revisions to ensure satisfaction, with the option of a full refund for plagiarized work.
This document provides a timeline and overview of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It discusses how the idea for NAFTA was originally proposed in the 1980s and negotiations began between the US, Canada and Mexico. Key events included the signing of CUSFTA in 1988, negotiations throughout the early 1990s, and the final signing of NAFTA in 1992. NAFTA took effect in 1994 and created the world's largest free trade zone between the three countries. The document outlines the objectives of NAFTA, as well as debates around both the pros and cons of the agreement.
The document discusses several topics related to international trade agreements and their impacts. It provides background on NAFTA, including that it is a treaty signed in 1994 between the US, Canada, and Mexico to reduce trade barriers and boost economic growth. Both benefits and criticisms of NAFTA are mentioned, such as increased trade but also concerns about American job losses. Impacts on the economies of all three signatory nations are reviewed, including effects on various industries like agriculture and manufacturing.
Softwood Lumber dispute – Canada and United States - June 2017paul young cpa, cga
This presentation looks at softwood lumber including the issues facing forestry in Canada. USA has imposed duties from 4 to 24% on softwood imports coming from Canada into the USA.
USA view for the past 20+ years is that Canada's forestry sector is subsidised as such Canadian Forestry Sector has unfair advantage over its USA Forestry Sector.
Organizations Influecing Global Trade Naftabill balina
NAFTA is a free trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico that eliminated tariffs between the countries. The World Bank provides loans and grants to developing countries for projects focused on reducing poverty and increasing prosperity. Both organizations have faced criticism for their policies potentially negatively impacting the environment, labor standards, and economies.
This document provides various facts and statistics about Canada that may be relevant for US retailers considering entering the Canadian marketplace. Some key points include:
- 80% of Canadians live within 155 miles of the US border, making American brands appealing.
- Canadian e-commerce spending is forecast to double by 2015, highlighting the importance of an online presence.
- 21% of Canadians speak French, so packaging and signage may need to be bilingual.
- Canadians spend more on private brands and are more environmentally conscious than American consumers.
- The corporate tax rate in Canada is almost half that of the US, at 16.5% currently.
- Watt International is a retail agency that can help translate brands
The document discusses the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It provides background on NAFTA, including that it was signed in 1992 and entered into force in 1994. It created a trade bloc between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The document then summarizes the impacts of NAFTA on each of the member countries. It states that NAFTA had a modest positive economic impact on Canada, Mexico, and the US as measured by GDP increases. It also increased trade, exports, and foreign investment between the member countries.
This document is the October 14, 2016 issue of Moneyweek magazine. It discusses the falling British pound and argues that while the short term impacts will be negative, the long term impacts could benefit the UK economy. It also briefly summarizes other international financial news stories, such as China's efforts to reduce corporate debt, a new spending cap being approved in Brazil, and weak earnings results from Ericsson.
2017 Strategic Outlook - Vancouver (April 12, 2017) Victoria Grady
With global economic and political environments going through a potential sea change, John Nicola will examine the history and trends that could impact investors and the effectiveness of wealth management strategies.
As monetary policy and economic forces continue to struggle for stability, Rob Edel will explore how factors such as immigration, automation, and deleveraging impact economic recovery. Throw in The Trump Effect, and market uncertainty seems like the only certainty.
Chapter 20 Resurgence of Conservatism.pptxRyanMcElroy13
This document provides an overview of events during Ronald Reagan's presidency from 1980-1992, including his economic policies known as "Reaganomics", increases in military spending and the national debt, deregulation of industries, Supreme Court nominations, and foreign policy decisions. The Iran-Contra affair is summarized as a scandal involving secret arms sales to Iran and funding of Nicaraguan Contras in violation of Congress. Reagan's interventions in Central America, including support for El Salvador's government and funding Contras to overthrow Nicaragua's Sandinista regime, are also covered.
Presidents of the United States Part 7b of 8Monika Somogyi
This document provides an overview of US presidents and political parties from 1981 to 2016. It includes profiles of each president, with sections on domestic events, international events, economic policies and more during their terms in office. It also briefly discusses the current 2016 presidential election. The table of contents indicates there are profiles for Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama and the 2016 candidates.
Similar to Canada and Trade: The Mouse and the Elephant (20)
Governments have claimed to be pursuing peace since time immemorial, with seemingly little progress to show for it. Numerous treaties, declarations, laws and covenants have been signed to eliminate war or reduce its effects, yet societies continue to fight and to suffer, despite these efforts. In this talk, we will survey the historical benchmarks of war and peace in world politics, consider where things went wrong, and speculate about how peace might be achieved in the context of an ongoing global crisis.
This document discusses the history and causes of protest and uprising throughout history in 3 main sections. The first section looks at different factors that can lead to unrest, such as economic issues, elite mistakes, and cycles of global movements. The second section outlines some strategies that successful protests have used, such as those employed in the women's suffrage and US civil rights movements. The third section discusses how new technologies have both helped protests spread but also aided suppression, and provides examples of possible future forms of uprising, such as environmental protests where women dressed as brides to protect trees.
Alternative facts, misdirection, and outright propaganda seem to dominate the news media landscape today in a way that is quite different from the past.
The End of Impunity: Making Human Rights Work in the WorldRosalind Warner
Despite a plethora of treaties, constitutional guarantees, and international organizations, the world continues to be afflicted with senseless atrocities that offend human conscience. Why are institutions powerless against such waves of human cruelty and ruthlessness? This session will explore what can be done to make human rights real.
The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of a new drug on memory and cognitive function in older adults. The double-blind study involved giving either the new drug or a placebo to 100 volunteers aged 65-80 over a 6 month period. Testing showed those receiving the drug experienced statistically significant improvements in short-term memory retention and processing speed compared to the placebo group.
Cascading Catastrophes: Dealing with a New World of RiskRosalind Warner
COVID-19 disrupted the world and peoples' lives in unimaginable ways. It seems likely that future disasters, whether natural or human-made, will be no less disruptive and challenging. This talk will explore how disaster risk shapes our policy, governance, and planning. Using examples, we will look at how risk is unevenly distributed, and how (and whether) we have learned to better prepare and reduce loss and damage from future disasters.
DISASTER RISK GOVERNANCE: A PATHWAY TOWARD RESILIENCERosalind Warner
Canada’s response to global disasters has been characterized by a certain degree of push and pull between the domestic and the international levels, and between the provision of immediate relief and the support of long-term resilience and risk reduction. In the area of disaster risk reduction, progress at the international level since 2011 has been marked by a sustained movement away from reactive and relief-based approaches toward “disaster risk governance”. As a signatory to the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, Canada has been a supporter of this move as well as the move to integrate disaster responses with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), blurring the boundary between “relief” and “development” activities and policies. In this talk, I will explore the meaning of ‘disaster risk governance’ as it is addressed in the Sendai and Hyogo Frameworks, and consider practical examples of how a shift toward governance might improve disaster responses by the Canadian government, and in turn, reduce loss and damage from disasters.
Talk scheduled for October 18th. Oil is essential to industrial society as we know it. The history of the industrialized world has been shaped by changes in the environmental, economic, social, and political dimensions of oil. In this session, we will learn about the history, the present challenges, and the future of oil in an environmentally-stressed planet. Participants will emerge with a deeper appreciation for the complexities of oil politics
Since the mid-20th century observers have been debating the rise, peak and decline of the United States as the world's leading superpower. In this session, we will go beyond Trumpism to look at the deeper underlying economic, political and social factors that have led up to the current era of US leadership (or lack of), and ask what might be the impact of these changes on the rest of the world, especially Canada. Is the US in decline? What might that ‘look like’ in the years to come? How bad (or good) can it get?
This presentation takes a practical look at recent trends in the world and analyze whether the world is getting better or worse. We will look at trends in democracy, human rights and freedoms, economic growth and inequality, environmental degradation and climate change, human health, population, and governance, among others. If we have time, we may also explore the role of the media in shaping our perceptions of progress and ideas about the future.
Slideshow international development night 2017Rosalind Warner
On April 5th, 2017 Okanagan College's Political Science department members will team up with local groups to host International Development night. This event celebrates the role of Okanagan individuals and organizations in creating a better world, one step at a time, through international humanitarian actions, aid and development efforts worldwide.
About Turn: Canada and Climate Change PoliciesRosalind Warner
Hear about the history of Canada’s efforts to address this crucial global problem of climate change and explore the challenges ahead. Canada is struggling to balance an economy highly dependent on natural resources with the increasingly urgent need to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Old Technology, New Learning: Using Video Feedback to Enhance Student WritingRosalind Warner
This document outlines goals and tips for providing effective feedback. It discusses identifying limitations in current feedback practices and developing a plan to evaluate and motivate through feedback. Five tips for great evaluations are presented: 1) be descriptive, 2) use the "sandwich" method of positive-negative-positive feedback, 3) use detailed feedback, 4) show improvements rather than just telling, and 5) use question prompts. Videos are shown applying these tips. Student feedback indicates the value of feedback that identifies weaknesses and improvements. The document concludes by asking about first steps to improve feedback outcomes.
With an average audience of 18.4 million viewers, Game of Thrones is among the most popular TV shows ever produced. Many are drawn to the show for its grand storytelling of love, betrayal, war and power. However, those who study politics see much more beyond the plot. In this session, we will explore the politics of the show by reviewing select video clips and quotes, asking thought provoking questions, and having a lively discussion. We will also think about how the themes of Game of Thrones help to inform us about world events today.
This document lists the departments and locations of various faculty members at Okanagan College. It includes fields like English, Psychology, History, Geography, Communications, and Interdisciplinary Studies located across campuses in Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, and Salmon Arm. The Associate Dean of Arts & Foundational Programs is also listed.
Dr. Rosalind Warner has been teaching political science for almost 20 years. She has been flipping aspects of her teaching for 1-2 years and uses Team-Based Learning. The document discusses pre-learning activities like online quizzes that students complete individually at home to improve learning outcomes. It also discusses the benefits of in-class discussion for learning, citing theorists like Lev Vygotsky. Student satisfaction with pre-learning is also addressed, noting that students enjoy learning more and having control of their own pace. The document provides an overview of Dr. Warner's practice which incorporates individual pre-quizzes and team-based activities using techniques like Immediate Feedback Assessment in class.
Badge Challenges, Virtual Fieldtrips, and Placed-Based Education: An Open Onl...Rosalind Warner
Session Leaders: Rosalind Warner, College Professor, Department of Political Science; Arnica Rowan, Okanagan College In this session, participants are treated to a ‘guided tour’ of our LOOC, offered by Okanagan College February to March 2014. The session will also include an overview of the outcomes of our course. This session links together the philosophy of place-based sustainability education with a ‘connectivist’ learning approach and platform.
Report on educational technologies Okanagan CollegeRosalind Warner
This report provides a ‘snapshot’ of trends and thinking on new educational technologies, assesses the most promising technologies available, and offers an action plan with specific recommendations for how Political Science might incorporate these. The purpose is to enhance teaching and learning, inform educators about new or emerging developments, and heighten the profile of the department both within and beyond the College community. The Report includes 3 main sections: an introductory overview of the major trends, issues, challenges, and controversies in the field (including a discussion of how these developments are affecting higher education); a discussion of three main educational ‘functions’ (delivering course content, enhancing student engagement, and encouraging critical thinking) and examples of technologies that can enhance these functions; and finally, conclusions and recommendations that focus on specific ways that educational technologies can be used to enhance teaching and learning in Political Science.
More than 'add on’ Technology as a Teaching and Learning ToolRosalind Warner
For Connections Participants 2011 at Okanagan College. E-texts, social networking, mobile, blended learning...Are you considering integrating some new information and communication technologies in your classes but are unsure about where to start? In this session, participants will learn about some new technologies and trends in teaching and learning, assess the benefits and challenges of using technologies, and share ideas about the most effective technologies for the specific and unique pedagogical goals of participants' own disciplines. Flexibility and customization are the name of the game, so there is something here for everybody!
About Potato, The scientific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum (L).Christina Parmionova
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile
Synopsis (short abstract) In December 2023, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 30 May as the International Day of Potato.
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
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Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
3. CANADA AND TRADE: THE MOUSE AND THE
ELEPHANT
• Dr. Rosalind Warner
• Twitter: @rwarner23
• Email: rowarner@okanagan.bc.ca
• Blog: rozwarner.wordpress.com
3Dr. Rosalind Warner
4. CANADA AND TRADE: THE MOUSE AND THE
ELEPHANT
• NAFTA Basics
• NAFTA: ‘Very bad’ for the US?
• Why the Hate?
• 4 Reasons in Order of Likelihood
• Leaving NAFTA: it’s hard to say goodbye(?)
• Leaving NAFTA: Alternatives
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8. NAFTA: ‘VERY BAD’ FOR THE US?
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“Free trade can
be wonderful if
you have smart
people, but we
have people that
are stupid.”
9. NAFTA: ‘VERY BAD’ FOR THE US?
9Dr. Rosalind Warner
• On the other hand…
• US is still able to impose tariffs with few
repercussions from NAFTA (ahem
softwood lumber)
• US Law still applies…
• Job losses between 1994 and 2002 due to
NAFTA:
2%
“the worst
trade deal
ever
signed.”(?)
10. NAFTA: ‘VERY BAD’ FOR THE US?
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2016 US trade deficit IS a real problem (imports over exports with all
trade partners):
$750 billion
11. On the other hand…Canada is the US’s best
customer
• …we buy more American-made goods and services than any other
country, US had a $12.5 b trade surplus with Canada in 2016.
• Total American trade with Canada in 2016:
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$627 billion
Dr. Rosalind Warner
12. So…Why the hate?
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• 4 Reasons, in order of
likelihood (LEAST to
MOST likely)…
13. Why the hate?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Reason Number Four
(least likely):
BETRAYAL & CHEATING
15. Cheating? Take cheese, for
example..
European and American dairy farmers receive huge
subsidies
Canadians, instead, choose supply management – dairy
producers form a cooperative to regulate supply
domestically, plus a system of quotas and tariffs
17. So, it’s not free trade, but it’s not (really)
‘cheating’ either…
Dr. Rosalind Warner
18. How ‘cheating’ helps the US…
Dr. Rosalind Warner
70% of the world’s
maple syrup is made
in Quebec
19. How ‘cheating’ helps the US…
Dr. Rosalind Warner
The OPEC of maple
syrup
Today, a barrel of maple syrup is worth
about $1,200 — that's around 18 times
the value of U.S. crude oil.
20. Why the hate?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Reason Number Three
(slightly more likely):
MONEY
23. Money matters…
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US just introduced the
most extensive tax
package since 1986
….went from having one of
the highest tax burdens to
the middle of the pack
24. Why the hate?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Reason Number Two (a
little more likely):
MISERY
26. Curtis Ellis:
“it used to be that you couldn’t drink the
water in Mexico and they made cars in
Michigan, now they make cars in Mexico
and you can’t drink the water in
Michigan”
Dr. Rosalind Warner
27. In 1947, the US produced 56.7% of all the steel in
the world, by the 1980s, that was down to 10%.
Dr. Rosalind Warner
28. Steel and Aluminum
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Cold War era clause used to
impose 25% tariff on steel and 10
percent on aluminum.
29. Steel and Aluminum
Dr. Rosalind Warner
BUT there’s a problem…’de-industrialization’
affects all of the world’s advanced economies
Steel production is now heavily mechanized and
highly productive, any growth will be without
growth in employment benefits
30. Why the hate?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Reason Number One
(most likely):
LEVERAGE
31. The Big Bazooka
“if people know you have the big bazooka, you probably don’t have to
use it,” implying that Trump can threaten unilateral tariffs if Mexico and
Canada do not offer adequate concessions.
~US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
Dr. Rosalind Warner
32. Trump’s real game
Dr. Rosalind Warner
•Trump “already
winning” due to
uncertainty…
• Fiat Chrysler recently moved
production of some Ram
heavy duty trucks from Saltillo,
Mexico to Warren, Michigan,
creating 2,500 US jobs
33. Move plants home
Dr. Rosalind Warner
• If NAFTA disappears, or content
rules changes, a Mexican-built
Ram truck could have faced a
25% import duty in the US
• Moving production to Michigan
takes that risk off the table
34. US’s NAFTA Goals
• US negotiating goals:
• Reduction in Mexico’s trade surplus with the US, or a 35% tariff across the board
on all trade with Mexico
• Stronger ‘rules of origin’ on auto parts
• New chapter on the digital economy to liberalize information technology flows
• Remove binational panels of dispute settlement
• Renegotiate every 5 years
• Access to government procurement contracts without reciprocity
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35. LEAVING NAFTA: ITS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE
Dr. Rosalind Warner
• From 1990 to 2016, Canada’s total trade
with the United States more than tripled.
• Canada sends 75%of all goods exports
to the US
• Canada and the US are the world’s largest
trading partners
• Canadian goods exports to the U.S. are up
150% from 1993 (pre-NAFTA).
• Canadian services exports up roughly
225% from 1993 (pre-NAFTA).
36. LEAVING NAFTA: ITS HARD TO SAY
GOODBYE?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
• Goodbye to Chapter 11 Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism
• Allows a corporation to use an international agreement…
• …to pursue claims against its own government
38. LEAVING NAFTA: ITS HARD TO SAY
GOODBYE?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Energy
• NAFTA gave the United States secure access to Canadian energy when
it incorporated the provisions of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade
Agreement (CUFTA). BUT…the US is set to become the world’s largest
oil producer in the next few years
39. Energy
“Without NAFTA, U.S.
energy dominance in
global markets is a
fantasy. With a better
NAFTA, it could
become a reality.”
~ Sands
39
…a fading dream?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
40. LEAVING NAFTA: ITS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Provinces hardest hit:
New Brunswick
•28.5%of GDP in 2016.
• The provinces food, agricultural and forestry sectors are most
vulnerable to changes.
41. LEAVING NAFTA: ITS HARD TO SAY
GOODBYE?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Provinces least affected:
British Columbia
• geographic location, which opens it up to Asian markets.
•8% of GDP, which is lower than most provinces.
43. CANADA-MEXICO RAPPROCHEMENT?
Dr. Rosalind Warner
• 2014 agreement enhanced air
travel, investment support,
defence cooperation, and a
pledge to promote ‘shared
values’
45. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Ashkenas, J., & Parlapiano, A. (2014). How the Recession Reshaped the Economy, in 255
Charts - The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2018, from
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/05/upshot/how-the-recession-
reshaped-the-economy-in-255-charts.html
Beinhart, L. (2018, March 15). Trump’s Tariffs: A Bad Solution to a Very Real Problem.
AlJazeera. Retrieved from https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/trump-tariffs-
bad-solution-real-problem-180315080636306.html
Brown, C. P. (2018). What We Do and Don’t Know After Trump’s Tariff Announcement |
PIIE. Retrieved March 9, 2018, from https://piie.com/commentary/op-eds/what-we-do-
and-dont-know-after-trumps-tariff-announcement
Canada | United States Trade Representative. (2018). https://ustr.gov/countries-
regions/americas/canada
46. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Dawsey, J., Paletta, D., & Werner, E. (n.d.). In fundraising speech, Trump says he made
up trade claim in meeting with Justin Trudeau - The Washington Post. Washington Post.
Ellis, C. (2018). Trade Deals for American Prosperity | America First Policies. Retrieved
March 9, 2018, from https://www.americafirstpolicies.org/issues/trade-deals-for-
american-prosperity/
Healing, D. (2018). NAFTA’s Chapter 11 dispute mechanism too costly for Canada at
$314M, says report - Politics - CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chapter-11-
report-ccpa-1.4489102
Heinbecker, P. (2017, November 2). Opinion | Trump’s Trade War With Canada. The New
York Times.
Hufbauer, G. C., & Jung, E. (2017). Renegotiating NAFTA: What Happens Next? | PIIE.
Retrieved March 9, 2018, from https://piie.com/blogs/trade-investment-policy-
watch/renegotiating-nafta-what-happens-next
47. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Kolb, M., & Cimino-Isaacs, C. (2018). A Guide to Renegotiating NAFTA | PIIE. Retrieved
March 9, 2018, from https://piie.com/blogs/trade-investment-policy-watch/guide-
renegotiating-nafta
Ljunggren, D. (2017, December). Some Canada firms could move to U.S. amid NAFTA
worries: survey. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-trade/some-
canada-firms-could-move-to-u-s-amid-nafta-worries-survey-
idUSKBN1E915E?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews Magnus, G. (2017). Trumpeting a
global trade war | Prospect Magazine. Retrieved March 12, 2018, from
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/donald-trump-us-politics-global-trade-
war
Mintz, J. M. (2017). Trump’s tax tsunami is about to wallop Canadian jobs and
investment | Financial Post. http://business.financialpost.com/opinion/jack-mintz-
trumps-tax-tsunami-is-about-to-wallop-canadian-jobs-and-investment
48. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rosalind Warner
Mulholland, A. (2014). Canada, Mexico sign deals to boost trade, growth, air travel |
CTV News. CTV News. Associated Press (2016, March 16). Why Vermont is experiencing
a maple syrup boom - CBS News. Moneywatch.
Sands, C. (2017). ENERGY – NAFTA Renegotiations and Energy. Retrieved March 9, 2018,
from http://www.energymag.ca/usa/nafta-renegotiations-and-energy/
Stewart, E. (2018, March). “We’ve been in a trade war for 30 years”: a former Trump
trade adviser explains the case for tariffs. Vox.
Wilson, C. (n.d.). NAFTA Resource Page | Wilson Center. Retrieved March 16, 2018,
from https://www.wilsoncenter.org/collection/nafta-resource-page
Canada’s Trudeau accuses China of “dumping” steel on global markets - Channel
NewsAsia. (2018, March 13).
Editor's Notes
CANADA AND TRADE: THE MOUSE AND THE ELEPHANT Guest Speaker: Rosalind Warner* - Study Group Coordinator: Vern Piedt (250-764-3073) Friday, March 23– 2:30 – 4:30 pm – 1 session Fee: $10 – Max/Min: 30/10 WAITLIS T Canada is a small, open economy in a globalized world. As a result, Canadian governments have tended to prefer negotiated agreements that govern trade, instead of the insecurity and ‘wild west’ of unfettered competition. At the same time, Canadians tend to support relatively high levels of government involvement in economic management, making it difficult to maintain a balance acceptable to our trade partners. With the US ‘elephant’ increasingly hostile to multilateral efforts, and the Trump administration targeting Canada in a variety of different ways, it remains to be seen how much Canada ‘the mouse’ will be able to hold its own in international negotiations. This session will explore the past, present, and future prospects for Canada as a trading nation in a world increasingly at odds with our preferred model of economic development. *
Canada has long been the United States’ best customer, buying more American-made goods and services than any other country — more than China, Japan or Britain. American trade with Canada totaled $627.8 billion in 2016; the United States had a $12.5 billion trade surplus.
Clara is a college student in Toronto, and in a few days, she's flying home to Paris to visit her family and friends. She also stopping at a fromagerie to buy some cheese to bring back to Canada, specifically Comté, a cousin of Gruyere made under strict rules in the French Alps.
"It's not gooey, and you know it's not going to give a scent to your entire suitcase," Clara says. Comté is also a lot cheaper in France. It's easy to find at supermarkets for the equivalent of about $6 or $7 a pound. In Canada, it's both a lot harder to find, and it's usually at least $20 a pound.
In 2012, a joint US and Canadian law enforcement operation uncovered a scheme that involved thousands of pounds of cheaper American-made cheese being smuggled into southern Ontario, where much of it was sold to restaurants. A Canadian police officer involved in the scheme received a four-month prison term.
There was also the food importer in British Columbia fined in 2014 for sneaking in 40,000 pounds of Portuguese cheese, some of which was hidden in shipments of grapes and grape juice.
In 2016, a man in Saskatchewan was caught trying to bring 44 pounds of undeclared Mexican cheese from the US. He opted to pay a 40 Canadian dollar fine (about $31) rather than pay the large duty to import it.
A recent trade deal with the European Union gives him cause for concern. The Canadian government agreed to a large increase in cheese imports from the EU. The effects are beginning to be felt in Canada, with more lower-cost European cheese on store shelves.
Vermont, the country's largest producer, made 1.3 million gallons of syrup last year, compared with an estimated 500,000 gallons in 2008.
And that's where the benchmark global price for bulk maple syrup — the price paid by processors to Vermont's maple syrup producers — is set each year by a powerful, but legal, cartel.
The Québec cartel has been largely successful in stabilizing prices in an industry where the supply is never predictable because of weather.
Because weather is often fickle, drums of maple syrup are stacked at the Global Maple Syrup Strategic Reserve in rural Québec, three hours drive east of Montréal. The reserve is managed by the Federation of Québec Maple Syrup Producers, a government-sanctioned union of syrup producers.
Surpluses are stored in good years, and it's from the reserve that syrup is released in down years.
To maintain prices, the federation and its accredited buyers negotiate the global benchmark price. With the exception of small containers of less than 1.3 U.S. gallons, all Québec producers must sell their syrup exclusively to the federation. The federation also sets quotas on how much a farm can produce.
“The system that's in place, the supply management system, is good for Québec producers and U.S. producers because it guarantees good prices and that allowed U.S. producers to actually expand rapidly in the last few years,” explains Pascal Thériault, an economist at McGill University's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Montréal.
During the past 25 years, employment in manufacturing as a share of total employment has fallen dramatically in the world’s most advanced economies, a phenomenon widely referred to as "deindustrialization." The trend, particularly evident in the United States and Europe, is also apparent in Japan and has been observed most recently in the Four Tiger economies of East Asia (Hong Kong, China, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan Province of China). Not surprisingly, deindustrialization has caused considerable concern in the affected economies and has given rise to a vigorous debate about its causes and likely implications. Many regard deindustrialization with alarm and suspect it has contributed to widening income inequality in the United States and high unemployment in Europe. Some suggest that deindustrialization is a result of the globalization of markets and has been fostered by the rapid growth of North-South trade (trade between the advanced economies and the developing world). These critics argue that the fast growth of labor-intensive manufacturing industries in the developing world is displacing the jobs of workers in the advanced economies.
After the US steel industry hit bottom in the 1980s, the parts that were left underwent radical reforms. They increased "productivity", a term that refers to output per worker. It is now a heavily mechanised industry. In 1980, the labour of one person turned out an estimated 200 tonnes a year. Now it's 1,000 tonnes. There's a steel plant in Austria that can turn out 500,000 tonnes with just 14 employees, almost 36,000 tonnes per person. The only way tomorrow's steel is competitive is with ever fewer people. In the US, if recent history is a guide, they will be paid less, benefits will be cut, and unions will be driven out.
Whether by design or by luck, Trump is already winning the NAFTA renegotiation. It turns out the uncertainty over NAFTA’s fate is Trump’s friend. It is part of what appears to be a systematic — U.S. trading partners might say predatory — strategy to shift investment dollars to the United States.
I have had conversations with business leaders in recent weeks in which they all quietly acknowledge the same thing: Until they know what the new rules will be under NAFTA, they are likely to hedge their bets by locating new investments in the United States rather than in Canada or Mexico, just in case the rules change and they are frozen out of the largest North American market.
The most explicit move was the decision by Fiat Chrysler last month to move production of some Ram heavy duty pickup trucks from Saltillo, Mexico, to Warren, Michigan, creating about 2,500 jobs in the U.S. If NAFTA disappears, or the rules for automobile content are changed significantly as the Trump administration wants, a Mexican-built Ram truck could have faced a 25 percent import duty in the United States. Moving production to Michigan takes that risk off the table. Trump has taken credit for other decisions, like Toyota’s announcement of a new $1.6 billion car plant in Huntsville, Alabama, although that decision appears to have been in the works before Trump’s election.
Further, Washington is apparently insisting on “rules of origin” that would require Canadian and Mexican vehicles to contain no less than 50 percent American parts and services for duty-free entry into the United States, an onerous demand benefiting American producers. Washington is also asking that such vehicles contain at least 85 percent of parts and services from the three Nafta countries. The existing 62.5 percent has allowed for the use of cheaper supplies outside the trading group.
-Newfoundland and Labrador recently were ordered to pay #130 m to Abitibi-Bowater for compensation for loss of access to public lands and waters in a NAFTA Chapter 11 lawsuit—
NAFTA’s Chapter 11 allows foreign companies to file compensation claims in countries where they have investments and feel a government action – such as legislation or expropriation – is unfair and discriminatory.
-the company had filed for bankruptcy, closed down its operation, left the cleanup costs and unemployment claims for the province to worry about, and then demanded compensation for the loss of its access to forests in newfoundland---
In the last two years, Obama raised tariffs on steel from China, India, South Korea and Taiwan. Soon after, China accused Japan, South Korea and the EU of dumping steel on the market and announced its own penalties. India applied anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.
"We are very concerned about the actions taken by China and the dumping of steel and aluminum on the global market," Trudeau said following a tour of an aluminium plant in Quebec.
His comments came amid rising global trade tensions in the wake of a US decision to impose steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
Canada, the top supplier of steel and aluminium to the US market, and Mexico have been temporarily exempted from the tariffs until trilateral continental trade talks conclude.
Trudeau, who is expected to travel to three other Canadian steel cities to reassure workers in the coming days, said Canada already has "significant barriers" in place to prevent low-cost steel and aluminum from being dumped there, and is prepared to work with Washington to "do even more.“
Trudeau's dumping accusations against Beijing, which echoed Trump's own message, come after exploratory talks with China failed to advance to Canada-China free trade negotiations.
Instead, Ottawa signed onto the 11-nation Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which excludes both China and the United States, and entered into talks last week to join a South American trading bloc as part of a concerted push to diversify its trading relationships.
A Canada-EU free trade accord, meanwhile, entered into force last September.
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In addition to an updated bilateral air transport agreement, which adds more direct flights between Canadian and Mexican cities for both passengers and cargo and allows for flexibility on pricing, other agreements include:
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a memorandum of understanding to enhance co-operation between Export Development Canada and Mexico’s Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior.
a “master co-operation agreement” to ensure financial support and other assistance for Canadian and Mexican companies in order to boost trade and investment.
a declaration of intent on defence co-operation, which calls for the two countries to work together on North American security issues, as well as military training, defence research and material.
a renewed joint Canada-Mexico action plan to promote the two countries’ “shared values.”
an energy deal that will see Canada assist with regulatory development, technology and environmental monitoring.
In the last two years, Obama raised tariffs on steel from China, India, South Korea and Taiwan. Soon after, China accused Japan, South Korea and the EU of dumping steel on the market and announced its own penalties. India applied anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.
In the last two years, Obama raised tariffs on steel from China, India, South Korea and Taiwan. Soon after, China accused Japan, South Korea and the EU of dumping steel on the market and announced its own penalties. India applied anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.
In the last two years, Obama raised tariffs on steel from China, India, South Korea and Taiwan. Soon after, China accused Japan, South Korea and the EU of dumping steel on the market and announced its own penalties. India applied anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.