What’s in a name – the USMCA is the new NAFTA
By: Mark Resnick (McMillan Vantage), Jonathan O’Hara and Robert Wisner (McMillan LLP)[1] Late in the evening of the last Sunday in September, 14 months after President Trump triggered complex and…
Ontario Premier to Set Precedent Invoking Notwithstanding Clause
For more information on the circumstances which led to the City’s challenge of the Act, please see our earlier bulletins published on July 27 and August 1, 2018.…
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Trust in Crisis
<p>As published in The Globe and Mail<br> Print edition in the Report on Business section</p> <p>The data has been breached. The effluent is in the…
An Analysis of Ontario’s Speech from the Throne
The Ford Government used the Speech from the Throne to reiterate his Party’s core promises from the campaign trail. There were no surprises. With this…
Ontario’s New Cabinet Revealed
On Friday, June 29, 2018, Ontario’s new government was sworn in. Who are the new players and what will they bring to their new roles?…
Canada’s Use of its National Security Power
The Government of Canada’s decision to reject the proposed acquisition of Aecon, a major Canadian construction services firm, by China Communications Construction Company International Holding…
Ontario Budget 2018: Premier Wynne’s Strategy
The Ontario government’s pre-election budget, titled A Plan for Care and Opportunity, is a comprehensive plan that will be the template for Premier Wynne’s re-election…
Equality and Growth: 2018 Budget Analysis and Commentary
The government’s 2018 budget, Equality and Growth: A Strong Middle Class, reflects the government’s political positioning as they pass mid-mandate and begin preparing for the…
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Report on Ontario PC Leadership Race
The Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party was well positioned to challenge Premier Wynne in June’s provincial election until two weeks ago when the PC leader,…
Tim Murphy talks NAFTA on CBC’s Power and Politics
This segment of CBC’s Power and Politics (Original air date January 04, 2018) has been posted with written consent.
NAFTA – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Will NAFTA end? This article examines issues that may be expected to arise in the event that the United States wishes to withdraw from NAFTA.…
Steady-as-she-goes budget for 2017
From Infrastructure to Innovation, the federal budget highlights On March 22, Federal Finance Minister, Bill Morneau tabled the federal government’s 2017 budget—a document Mr. Morneau…
