/channels/taxonomy/term/13696/all en /channels/channels/news/canada-india-relations-globe-and-mail-357975 <p>July 17, 2024 | There have been political tensions between Canada and India, however at G7, the nations were seen to improve mutual understanding. "Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau suggested that an “opportunity for [Canada] to engage” with India has re-emerged with the conclusion of the Indian election.</p> Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:26:48 +0000 webfull 200815 at /channels /channels/channels/news/amidst-swirling-tide-new-ideas-canadas-economic-institutions-remain-bastions-orthodoxy-hub-348424 <p>May 23, 2023 | New and often radical ideas have emerged about how much governments can spend and how trade should be conducted following COVID-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.<a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan"> Chris Ragan </a>says most people at the Bank hold conventional views on how trade should be conducted, despite public discourse about concepts like Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). He has mentioned that he doubts that anyone in Finance or the Bank of Canada is taking MMT seriously</p> Tue, 23 May 2023 18:41:40 +0000 webfull 189759 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-brexit-what-comes-next-319555 <p>Boris Johnson has set out his vision for a trade deal with the EU, saying there is "no need" for the UK to follow Brussels' rules. The PM called for a Canada-style free trade deal, saying the UK would return to the Withdrawal Agreement if such a deal was not reached. (<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51351914">BBC</a>)</p> <p>The ���ϲ����� experts who can talk about this subject are:</p> <p><a href="/history/brian-cowan">Brian Cowan</a>, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Early Modern British History, Department of History and Classical Studies </p> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:52:25 +0000 webfull 157879 at /channels /channels/channels/news/rising-global-shipping-traffic-could-lead-surge-invasive-species-295468 <p>Rising global maritime traffic could lead to sharp increases in invasive species around the world over the next 30 years, according to a new study by ���ϲ����� University researchers.</p> <p>The findings, published in the journal <i>Nature Sustainability</i>, suggest that shipping growth will far outweigh climate change in the spread of non-indigenous pests to new environments in coming decades.</p> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:00:42 +0000 webfull 147406 at /channels /channels/news/why-canada-was-shut-out-asia%E2%80%99s-new-power-forum-218223 <p>Last week, a Globe article outlined the challenges that Canada faces in establishing itself as a trading power in the Asian region.</p> <p>As I read along, I suddenly thought of a scene from the movie Shrek, where the donkey character jumps in and out of view, shouting: “Oh, oh, pick me . . . oh, pick me . . . oh me . . . me, me, meeeee (donkey falls out of view)”.</p> <p><i>-Article by <b>William Polushin</b></i></p> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:39:25 +0000 webfull 87217 at /channels /channels/event/rgcs-lecture-marrett-lecture-leif-wenar-oil-dictators-civil-wars-our-contributions-our-solutions-218378 <p>Leif Wenar, Chair of Ethics at King's College London will deliver the a Research Group on Constitutional Studies Lecture/ Marrett Lecture: "Oil, Dictators, and Civil Wars: Our Contributions, Our Solutions."  Ferrier 456; reception to follow.</p> Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:01:31 +0000 webfull 87467 at /channels /channels/news/aerosol-emissions-east-asia-driven-consumption-developed-countries-262510 <p>Much of the influence on climate from air pollution in East Asia is driven by consumption in the developed countries of Western Europe and North America, according to research co-led by ���ϲ����� University atmospheric scientist Yi Huang.</p> <p><span>In a paper published online this week in <em>Nature Geoscience,</em> Huang and colleagues from China, the U.S. and U.K. report that international trade shifts the climate impacts of aerosols -- solid or liquid particles suspended in air -- from net consuming countries to net producing countries.</span></p> Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:44:10 +0000 webfull 121008 at /channels