Public Policy and Governance Review

Volume 3 Issue 1

In Announcements on January 10, 2012 at 10:00 am

The Public Policy and Governance Review is pleased to announce the release of its Winter 2012 Issue.

The articles in this issue reflect the themes of the past year, as well as other longstanding policy challenges. We lead off Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Review with a call to action from Senator Roméo Dallaire to policy leaders present and future. Other articles in this issue highlight current policy discourse on the topics of income inequality, the intervention in Libya, and the European debt crisis. Additionally, this collection features articles on Canadian national security, aboriginal education, tax policy, and foreign policy.

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A National Energy Strategy for Canada: Current Opportunities and Challenges

In Leonardo Tovar, Public Policy on January 13, 2012 at 10:00 am

Leonardo Tovar

You’ve probably heard this argument many times. The U.S. needs energy resources. Canada has the human capital and physical infrastructure to deliver them cost-efficiently. Let the market do its job and Canada benefits from its trade surplus with its southern neighbour. What about the environment, you say? Well, according to the Federal government, Canadians want to focus on the Copenhagen and Cancun accords that are as hazy as the mechanisms currently available to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.

This has been essentially Canada’s approach to energy since the 1980s.

Is Ontario’s Ensuing Fiscal Squeeze Salvageable?

In Andrew Perez on January 11, 2012 at 10:00 am

Andrew Perez

The Backdrop

Ontario just can’t get a break. Once the economic backbone of Canada, the province was paralyzed by the global economic crisis that ravished the globe three years ago. Fast forward to January 2012: the province is saddled with a $16-billion dollar deficit and a rate of growth that is slower than that of some other provinces. With scarce natural resources to draw upon and a deep reliance on the U.S. economy, Ontario’s fiscal outlook is more severe than that of other provinces.