Archives: Policy Briefs

Friday, January 1, 2010

Policy Brief: “One Hand Giveth, the Other Taketh Away: Emissions Trading Schemes & Barriers to Expansion in a Liberalized Aviation Market by Mark Glynn

Policy Brief (January 2010) by Mark Glynn, under the supervision of Professor Armand de Mestral, Jean Monnet Chair in the Law of International Economic Integration This paper examines the seemingly paradoxical relationship between the soon to be implemented liberal aviation marketplace between Canada and the European Union and the EU’s... More

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Policy Brief: “Activating the Citizen: Addressing dilemmas of participation in Europe and Canada” by Joan DeBardeleben and Jon Pammett

Read the policy brief “Activating the Citizen: Addressing dilemmas of participation in Europe and Canada” (September 2009) by Joan DeBardeleben and Jon H. Pammett, Carleton... More

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Policy Brief: “The Launch of Negotiations for an Encompassing EU-Canada Economic Partnership” by Kurt Hübner

Policy Brief (July 2009) by Kurt Hübner, University of British Columbia The EU-Canada Summit held in Prague on May 6, 2009, marked the end of preparatory talks between Canada and the EU on a closer economic relationship. What hitherto had sailed under various flags was in Prague finally christened the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement... More

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Policy brief: “Creating a more attractive European Union – is the EU Blue Card just cosmetic?” by Sinéad Costelloe

Policy Memo (May 2009) by Sinéad Costelloe – Under the supervision of Oliver Schmidtke, Jean Monnet Chair in European History and Politics, University of Victoria... More

Friday, May 1, 2009

Le retour de la France dans l’OTAN: quelle stratégie pour les Européens?

Document d’information. Grégoire Mallard (Northwestern University) et Frédéric Mérand (Université de Montréal) Le sommet de Strasbourg-Kehl des 3-4 avril a souligné le soixantième anniversaire de l’OTAN. La rencontre a surtout célébré le retour de la France dans le commandement intégré de l’Alliance. Ce geste hautement... More

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Policy Brief: “The EU-Canada Air Services Agreement: a plea for rapid implementation” by Mark Glynn / Document d’information : L’Accord eurocanadien sur les services aériens: plaidoyer pour une mise en oeuvre rapide par Mark Glynn

Policy Brief (April 2009) by Mark Glynn, PhD candidate, under the direction of Professor Armand de Mestral, McGill University On December 8, 2008 representatives from Canada and the European Union (EU) concluded a new agreement on air services (hereafter: “the EU-Canada Air Services Agreement”) However, it is important to note that, three... More

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Policy Brief: “An EU – Canada Economic Partnership: What Role for the Provinces?” by Robin Hansen

Policy Brief (March 2009) by Robin F. Hansen (LL.M. candidate, McGill University) under the direction of Professor Armand de Mestral, McGill Canada and the EU are reportedly set to begin negotiations for an EU – Canada Economic Partnership as early as May, during the Canada – EU summit in Prague. This brief note surveys the... More

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Policy Brief: “Prospects for a Deep Canada-EU Economic Agreement: A Closer Look at Foreign Investment” by Armand de Mestral with Daniel Suss

Policy Brief (March 2009) by Armand de Mestral, McGill University with the assistance of Daniel Suss (BCL/LLB, McGill) Canada and the European Union are embarking on what has the potential to become a very comprehensive bilateral economic agreement. The latest announcement delivered on March 5, 2009 in the Joint Report on the EU-Canada Scoping... More

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Policy Brief: “Quebec’s Social Model: A Case of Europeanization Outside Europe?” by Denis Saint-Martin / Document d’information : Le modèle social du Québec: un cas d’européanisation en dehors de l’Europe? par Denis Saint-Martin

Policy Brief (March 2009) by Denis Saint-Martin, Director of the European Union Centre of Excellence, Université de Montréal/McGill... More

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Policy brief: “An EU – Canada Economic Partnership: Legal Considerations and Possible Treaty Scope” by Robin Hansen

Policy Brief (December 2008) by Robin F. Hansen, LL.M. Candidate at the Faculty of Law, McGill University, under the direction of Professor Armand de Mestral. On October 17, 2008, Canada and the EU announced their intention to begin negotiating an EU-Canada Economic Partnership as early as possible in 2009.  The precise contents of such an... More

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Policy brief: “Policy considerations in the negotiation of a new air services agreement between Canada and the European Union” by Mark Glynn

Policy Brief December 2008 by Mark Glynn, PhD candidate, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, under the direction of Professor Armand de Mestral. Canada and the European Union are in the process of negotiating a new air services agreement. This represents the first time in history that Canada has exited the post-Chicago Convention... More

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Policy brief: “The EU as a Maker of Investment Agreements: the Potential Impact on Canada and the Broader World System of Bilateral Investment Treaties” by Armand de Mestral

Policy Brief (December 2008) by Armand de Mestral, McGill University In 2005, Canada-EU negotiations began again for a comprehensive bilateral Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement (TIEA) which eventually led to a joint study on the benefits of an even more ambitious economic partnership released at their 2008 Summit in Quebec City.  Based... More

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