Giving testimony before the Canadian Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth discusses developments in Brazil and their implications for Canadian policy.
Climate change, oil and geopolitics in the Arctic Circle.
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico drew help from Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Meanwhile, fears about the oil spreading into the Caribbean have prompted a quiet dialogue between the United States and Cuba.
During COA's 40th Washington Conference, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon discussed Canada's engagement in the Americas and regional economic integration, saying, "Protectionism is the single biggest threat to a thriving global economy, and free trade is the only viable alternative to protectionism."
The Winter Games draw questions about what bearing the Olympics will have on Vancouver’s economy. Local officials are banking on the Games to showcase the world’s most livable city in hopes of ushering along economic recovery.
Executive Vice President of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives David Stewart-Patterson makes a case in The Hill Times for why the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement is important to the Canadian economy, Colombian citizens, and labor protection standards.
As Canada's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Kent visits Tegucigalpa this week with an OAS delegation, Canadian Senator Pamela Wallin comments on Ottawa's commitment to resolving the Honduran dispute.
