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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 Paper: “Canadian social policy in comparative perspective with the Baltic (and Nordic) welfare states: how have elephants’ neighbours developed their social policies?” by Florence Larocque

Policy Paper (March 2009) by Florence Larocque, Département de science politique, Université de... More

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Policy Paper: “Greening Research Networks: Carbon Offsetting” by James Gaede

Policy Paper (March 2009) James Gaede, PhD candidate, Political Science, Carleton University, under the supervision of James Meadowcroft, Canada Research Chair in Governance for Sustainable Development This paper seeks to answer the question of how to „green‟ an academic research network through carbon offsetting. Conventional strategies for... 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 University French... More

Friday, January 30, 2009

Commentary: “The euro is ten years old!” by Patrick Leblond / Commentaire : L’euro a dix ans ! par Patrick Leblond

Commentary (January 2009) by Patrick Leblond, University of Ottawa English Version Ten years ago, on January 1, 1999, eleven European Union (EU) Member States signed up to a single currency, the euro. The decision to create a single currency in Europe was made in 1993 with the signing of the Maastricht treaty. This commentary looks... 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

Monday, November 24, 2008

Policy Brief: “The economic partnership agreement between Canada and the EU is still on track” by Patrick Leblond / Document d’information : L’accord de partenariat économique entre le Canada et l’UE est toujours sur les rails par Patrick Leblond

Policy Brief (November 2008) by Patrick Leblond, University of Ottawa. On October 17, at the time of the Canada-EU Summit in Quebec, the two parties released a joint study which outlined the economic consequences of a possible economic partnership agreement between Canada and the EU.  This study represents just one more step in a... More

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Commentary: Open skies negotiations between Canada and the EU By Armand de Mestral

Commentary (October 2008) By Armand de Mestral, Jean Monnet Professor of Law at McGill University. In 2007, after concluding negotiations with the United States, the European Commission invited Canada to negotiate a new single air transport services agreement with the EU, to replace Canada’s existing agreements with seventeen EU Member States... More

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