http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:06 -0500 Cardus Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:06 -0500 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2902/ A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2787/ Dambisa Moyo's How the West was Lost tries to analyze the causes of the American "Great Recession" and describe possible futures for the global economy, but ultimately fails to provide a compelling diagnosis and prognosis. Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Dambisa Moyo's How the West was Lost tries to analyze the causes of the American "Great Recession" and describe possible futures for the global economy, but ultimately fails to provide a compelling diagnosis and prognosis. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2485/ Architects are about imagining the future and helping to bring it into existence. What could be a more optimistic, engaging, and thrilling kind of work? Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Architects are about imagining the future and helping to bring it into existence. What could be a more optimistic, engaging, and thrilling kind of work? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2693/ Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I am trying to take into serious consideration is not only gifts, but also where there is great need, inspired be an article you wrote ["Asking big questions" by Gideon Strauss, Comment, July 14, 2006]. "As... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I am trying to take into serious consideration is not only gifts, but also where there is great need, inspired be an article you wrote ["Asking big questions" by Gideon Strauss, Comment, July 14, 2006]. "As... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1573/ 2010 Comment Manifesto Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 2010 Comment Manifesto http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/840/ Comment is a journal of public opinion bringing Christian voices to the dialogue in the public sphere, seeking the common good. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Comment is a journal of public opinion bringing Christian voices to the dialogue in the public sphere, seeking the common good. http://www.cardus.ca/organization/news/9/ The Work Research Foundation has become Cardus: a new unique name for the same unique organization. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Work Research Foundation has become Cardus: a new unique name for the same unique organization. http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ Over the past few years, much has been made among public policy opinion leaders of "the hollowing out" of Canada's industry by way of foreign investment, especially from the United States. But Canadian investment abroad is very strong, including in the United States. This discussion paper will look at foreign investment in Canada and Canadian investment abroad and consider its relationship to international... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Over the past few years, much has been made among public policy opinion leaders of "the hollowing out" of Canada's industry by way of foreign investment, especially from the United States. But Canadian investment abroad is very strong, including in the United States. This discussion paper will look at foreign investment in Canada and Canadian investment abroad and consider its relationship to international... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/508/ When Alexander Baring of England's great investment banking house visited Upper Canada - today's Ontario - in 1797, he adjudged it as recorded by Philip Ziegler in, The Sixth Great Power: A history of One of the greatest of All Banking families, the House of Barings, 1762-1929: beyond the reach of any export market and must like Switzerland subsist from its own resources. Both it and Lower Canada... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 When Alexander Baring of England's great investment banking house visited Upper Canada - today's Ontario - in 1797, he adjudged it as recorded by Philip Ziegler in, The Sixth Great Power: A history of One of the greatest of All Banking families, the House of Barings, 1762-1929: beyond the reach of any export market and must like Switzerland subsist from its own resources. Both it and Lower Canada... http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ Tradescapes, a Trade Corridors summary document from the September 11, 2007 Roundtable (published January 2008). This document is a summary of the three prominent models for understanding trade: gateways, global value chains and trade corridors. This summary overviews each tradescape, including the strengths and weaknesses of each and how each serves the Canadian economy. The focus of this paper... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Tradescapes, a Trade Corridors summary document from the September 11, 2007 Roundtable (published January 2008). This document is a summary of the three prominent models for understanding trade: gateways, global value chains and trade corridors. This summary overviews each tradescape, including the strengths and weaknesses of each and how each serves the Canadian economy. The focus of this paper... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/463/ Canada’s international trade policy prioritizes the Gateways model with a view to increasing trade with Asia, especially China. Meanwhile, Industry Canada pursues research on global value chains, looking at how trade occurs inside binational and multinational companies. Russ Kuykendall raises questions about the net benefit to Canada from the China-focused gateways trade. He affirms the strengths... Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Canada’s international trade policy prioritizes the Gateways model with a view to increasing trade with Asia, especially China. Meanwhile, Industry Canada pursues research on global value chains, looking at how trade occurs inside binational and multinational companies. Russ Kuykendall raises questions about the net benefit to Canada from the China-focused gateways trade. He affirms the strengths... http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ Gateways, Global Value Chains and Trade Corridors by Senior Researcher Russ Kuykendall was published in Policy Options for the 20th Anniversary of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (October 2007). This article argues that Canada's international trade policy prioritizes the Gateways model with a view to increasing trade with Asia, especially China. Meanwhile Industry Canada is focussed on global... Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Gateways, Global Value Chains and Trade Corridors by Senior Researcher Russ Kuykendall was published in Policy Options for the 20th Anniversary of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (October 2007). This article argues that Canada's international trade policy prioritizes the Gateways model with a view to increasing trade with Asia, especially China. Meanwhile Industry Canada is focussed on global... http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ Trade Corridors Roundtable: Next Steps, A Discussion Document, prepared by Senior Researcher Russ Kuykendall for the September 11, 2007 Roundtable. This paper examines the leading models of trade that Canadian businesses employ. Special attention is paid in the paper to the concepts of trade corridors, gateways, global supply chains, clusters, cross-border regions, and the anglosphere. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Trade Corridors Roundtable: Next Steps, A Discussion Document, prepared by Senior Researcher Russ Kuykendall for the September 11, 2007 Roundtable. This paper examines the leading models of trade that Canadian businesses employ. Special attention is paid in the paper to the concepts of trade corridors, gateways, global supply chains, clusters, cross-border regions, and the anglosphere. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/447/ The Canada-US border is the crossing point for the largest merchandise trade relationship in world history. Driven by the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and the NAFTA, Canada’s merchandise exports to the US reached US$255 billion in 2004, while imports from the US were US$163 billion, for total two-way merchandise trade of US$418 billion, leaving Canada with a merchandise trade surplus of US$92... Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 The Canada-US border is the crossing point for the largest merchandise trade relationship in world history. Driven by the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and the NAFTA, Canada’s merchandise exports to the US reached US$255 billion in 2004, while imports from the US were US$163 billion, for total two-way merchandise trade of US$418 billion, leaving Canada with a merchandise trade surplus of US$92... http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ Six Trade Corridors to the US: The Lifeblood of Canada's Economy by Russ Kuykendall, in Policy Options (July-August, 2006). Kuykendall drills down on the numbers, and finds that Canada-US trade can be broken into six corridors, largely along regional and sectoral lines, such as the Ontario-Michigan automotive corridor, and the Alberta energy corridor. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Six Trade Corridors to the US: The Lifeblood of Canada's Economy by Russ Kuykendall, in Policy Options (July-August, 2006). Kuykendall drills down on the numbers, and finds that Canada-US trade can be broken into six corridors, largely along regional and sectoral lines, such as the Ontario-Michigan automotive corridor, and the Alberta energy corridor. http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ Sample chapter from Greenlighting Trade: A Trade Corridors Atlas (2005), written by Senior Researcher Russ Kuykendall. Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 Sample chapter from Greenlighting Trade: A Trade Corridors Atlas (2005), written by Senior Researcher Russ Kuykendall. http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ Greenlighting Trade: A Trade Corridors Atlas, written by Senior Researcher Russ Kuykendall, explains the "big idea" behind trade corridors. The study argues that the six largest sectors of Canada's export trade to the United States illustrate the usefulness of trade corridors. The Atlas proposes concrete next steps, to thinking about the movement of trade in North America. Finally it proposes a philosophical... Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 Greenlighting Trade: A Trade Corridors Atlas, written by Senior Researcher Russ Kuykendall, explains the "big idea" behind trade corridors. The study argues that the six largest sectors of Canada's export trade to the United States illustrate the usefulness of trade corridors. The Atlas proposes concrete next steps, to thinking about the movement of trade in North America. Finally it proposes a philosophical... http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ A Special Relationship: Canada-U.S. Trade in the 21st Century, by Allan Gotlieb, former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs. The formation of various “trade corridor” organizations, argues Gotlieb, reflects a profound reality that underlines the history of our relationship: North American integration has resulted not from high-level... Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 A Special Relationship: Canada-U.S. Trade in the 21st Century, by Allan Gotlieb, former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs. The formation of various “trade corridor” organizations, argues Gotlieb, reflects a profound reality that underlines the history of our relationship: North American integration has resulted not from high-level... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/755/ Although Canada and the U.S. possess a trading relationship second to none in the world, we cannot take it for granted - at risk of being left behind. Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 Although Canada and the U.S. possess a trading relationship second to none in the world, we cannot take it for granted - at risk of being left behind. http://www.cardus.ca/research/2/publications/ Moving Trade (2003), an introduction to Trade Corridors by Michael Van Pelt, President of the Work Research Foundation. Never in the history of our world has there been so much debate and discussion about moving trade. Behind the technical and sophisticated discussions about security, border issues, transportation infrastructure, traffic, economic development, urban planning, customs and immigration,... Tue, 05 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 Moving Trade (2003), an introduction to Trade Corridors by Michael Van Pelt, President of the Work Research Foundation. Never in the history of our world has there been so much debate and discussion about moving trade. Behind the technical and sophisticated discussions about security, border issues, transportation infrastructure, traffic, economic development, urban planning, customs and immigration,...