By Jayme Turney It has been argued that we live in an era of ‘glocalization’, in which the knowledge-based economy found in cities is of increasing importance to the vitality of national economies. Despite their increasing economic importance, cities remain creations of the provinces with no constitutional independence and limited powers. To quote Courchene “The [...]
By Patrick Conway Chiasson The present system in place to protect low-income families from the negative effects of poverty is multi-faceted. Included in this system are Ontario Works, the provincial welfare agency, and the Ontario Food Banks. The first two of the three programs are intended to protect vulnerable and marginalized citizens from the effects [...]
Since the 1980s, Canada has made bilateral and regional arrangements its principal focus. Despite the practical appeal of this approach, however, evidence that bilateral arrangements can undermine multilateralism suggests that Canada should switch its focus, making completion and development of the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round its first priority…
