Oct 20 2017 — Peter Clark — National Newswatch — These are my notes for a November 19 Panel at the University of Ottawa on the North American Free Trade Agreement, hosted by the International, Political and Policy Studies Student Association. The Trump Administration has pushed Canada and Mexico too hard and too far in the NAFTA 2.0 rebalancing negotiations. The negotiations are still more or […]
Oct 19 2017 — Bruce MacKinnon — National Newswatch — https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/wp-admin/media-upload.php?post_id=304162&type=image&TB_iframe=1
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Oct 17 2017 — Nancy Greene Raine and Wendy Schultenkamper — National Newswatch — The World Conference on Drowning Prevention, hosted in Vancouver this week, serves as an opportunity for law-makers, researchers, and lifesaving agencies to come together to discuss policies, research, and practices for reducing drowning. It also serves as an opportunity for all Canadians to reflect on water-safety and physical activity. As a Nation, we have a […]
Oct 16 2017 — Peter Clark — National Newswatch — Civil Society is fond of grumbling about trade negotiations infringing on national sovereignty. Until NAFTA 2.0 they have been wrong. Total rebalancing of NAFTA to benefit the U.S. makes their concerns very real. The key U.S. demands are a frontal attack on Canadian and Mexican sovereignty. The pace of meetings has slowed down. The two meeting […]
Oct 14 2017 — Mark Goldberg — National Newswatch — In their letter of welcome to new CRTC Chair Ian Scott, Ministers Melanie Joly and Navdeep Bains wrote that the government’s objectives are to improve the quality, coverage and price of telecommunications services. This echoed remarks from Minister Bains earlier this year at The Canadian Telecom Summit. There is a difficult tension in these objectives, seeking increased investment while […]
Oct 13 2017 — Peter Clark — National Newswatch — PENTAGON CITY, VA – Friday the thirteenth has been a bad day for Canadian trade negotiators. POTUS is on a roll – the builder of magnificent (if garish) buildings should never be allowed to play with the wrecking ball or the explosives. In the last few days he has: pulled the U.S. out of the […]
Oct 12 2017 — Peter Clark — National Newswatch — PENTAGON CITY, VA – The Trump Administration is taking the gloves off. Were they ever on? President Trump told Fortune that a breakdown and pulling the plug was necessary to fix NAFTA. I was taught that trade negotiations were exercises in good faith. This rule does not apply in the world according to President Trump. […]
Oct 12 2017 — Glen Pearson — National Newswatch — One of the consequences of missing the mark on predicting the future is not only confusion, but disillusionment. It’s happening with democracy at this moment in time, leaving many feeling more isolated from the political process than ever. An example is what has occurred with the activities of mass media or social media. Futurists used […]
Oct 12 2017 — Scott Clark and Peter DeVries — National Newswatch — Finance Minister Bill Morneau did not have a very good summer. So far the fall has also not been good to the Finance Minister and, unfortunately, it is unlikely that the months leading up to the 2018 budget will get any better for him. He has only himself, or perhaps his department, to blame for […]
Oct 11 2017 — John Barrett — National Newswatch — Imagine a Canada with a clean, affordable diversified energy system that leads the world in having achieved deep decarbonization. Imagine, too, an end to energy poverty in many small and remote Canadian communities that now struggle on diesel fuel. Imagine a Canada utilizing its natural endowment of energy sources – especially those that provide ample, […]
