Like it or not, know it or not, a vigorous Canada requires a robust America. It is critically important for Canadian security, livelihood and prosperity that we understand the changes taking place in America and their interplay with our own interests and the rest of the world. The changes – economic, demographic, regional – will have profound implications for Canadians, particularly as they relate to security and the border, economic integration, and policies for the environment and energy. The responsibilities of global primacy and a preoccupation with domestic concerns on the part of the U.S. mean that Canada, never top of mind in American calculations, must constantly, consistently and forcefully make its case.
May 11, 2009 National Post When Barack Obama looks out the window from the White House, chances are he sees the swing and play set for Malia and Sasha, just… Read more »
Excerpts from CDFAI Policy Update May 10, 2009 …the new President likes us. He has invited us to sit at the table on the issues that matter – energy and… Read more »
Excerpted from Policy Options April 2009 Smart partnership: building on the Obama visit The Founders constructed the American system on the basis of what James Madison called ‘competing interests’ and… Read more »
The Calgary Herald (Canada), January 31, 2009 by Mike Blanchfield Some say it’s misguided for Canada to be focusing on Obama when it should be concentrating on Congress.”Even though Obama… Read more »
From Maclean’s President Listener by Luiza Ch. Savage on Friday, January 23, 2009 3:30pm – 2 Comments Colin Robertson, who used to be an advocate for the Canadian embassy on… Read more »
Excerpted from CDFAI policy update January 2009 The Anglo-American chronicler of America and American life, Alistair Cooke, observed that a presidential performance is a trilogy of plays. The first play… Read more »
Excerpted from Policy Options Dealing with Obama or McCain: think big and keep it simple October 2008 1. Think Big: Understand the American agenda and the ‘burden of primacy’. American… Read more »
Excerpted from Policy Options The true white north: reflections on being Canadian February 2008 What is it to “be Canadian”? More than any other nationality, the question of who we… Read more »
Excerpted from Canada Amongst Nations 2007 “ CDA_USA 2.0 and the application of intermesticity, hidden wiring and public diplomacy” In January 2009, there will be a new administration in the… Read more »
