Toronto, ON - August 19, 2010 - The Canadian government has decided that its climate change response will be closely linked to that of the United States. However, the Canadian government does not yet have a strategy to meet its Copenhagen target of a 17-percent reduction from 2005 levels by 2020 and seems unlikely to develop such a plan until there is clarification on how the United States will meet its target.

A new paper released today by the Canadian International Council asserts that…

Toronto, ON - August 9, 2010 - Pervasive and continuing poverty, wealth and income disparity, high levels of unemployment, high and increasing levels of violence and civil conflict are among the most pressing issues negatively impacting development in the Caribbean and Latin America. The Canadian government must take steps to address serious funding and capacity issues if the Americas Strategy is to have any credibility, concludes a new paper released today by the Canadian International Council…

Toronto, ON - August 5, 2010 - There are over 400 Canadian Studies Centres worldwide with more than 40 of them in China. If Canadian Studies are to progress in China, Canada needs to work harder to assure that Canada remains understood and important to China. If nothing is done beyond the current approach to Canadian Studies, serious, organized interest in Canada will stagnate, concludes a new paper released today by the Canadian International Council (CIC).

Canadian Studies in China argues that…

Toronto, ON - July 9, 2010 - China's participation in The UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Financial Action Task Force indicates that it is willing to co-operate internationally for the prevention and control of international crimes, concludes a new paper released today by the Canadian International Council (CIC).

Global Transnational Crime: Canada and China argues that while China has signed 70 agreements and memoranda of understanding with 42 foreign jurisdictions…

Toronto, ON - July 8, 2010 - China's position regarding the issue of agricultural biotechnology is closer to the international majority position and global civil society preferences than is the Canadian position. Canada should move toward globally accepted regulations, especially as it enjoys majority support among Canadian voters. A grand bargain between China, Canada and the US around genetic engineering (GE) regulation would advance food safety concerns with China and Canada-China trade,…

Toronto, ON - July 8, 2010 - Over the past three decades, China has undergone large-scale economic, political and social changes. These changes have not only transformed China's domestic scene but also have profound implications for Chinese foreign policy, including the policies of the government and Chinese enterprises, many now engaged in overseas business operations. 30 years of reform and openness have significantly contributed to the separation of the Chinese state and state-owned…

Toronto, ON - July 6, 2010 - Over the past decade, public health issues have come to be recognized as among the most pressing and difficult challenges to global security and international relations. They have the potential to destabilize governments, create havoc for national economies and disrupt international trade.

A new paper released today by the Canadian International Council (CIC), China's Capacity to Respond to the H1N1 Pandemic Alert and Future Global Public Health Crises: A Policy…

Toronto, ON - June 30, 2010 - Haiti, Central America, Mexico, and the countries of the Andean region are the primary sources of high levels of violence and weak state authority. The strength of national and international criminal organizations in those regions pose threats to Canadian society, concludes a new paper released today by the Canadian International Council (CIC).

Canada's National Security Challenges in the Caribbean and Latin America argues that the main focuses of Canadian policy…

Toronto, ON - June 22, 2010 - Canada is a major energy producer and exporter of energy including electricity, and a growing role for Canadian electricity exports is driven by two key recent elements of US energy policy: the goal of enhanced energy security and the desire for a strong role for clean energy. Canada has the resource base to support growth in Canadian electricity exports to the United States and to market its clean energy credentials globally. The Canadian government should lead on…