This Week @ FPA – September 10, 2012
 |
|||
| Monday, September 10, 2012 |  |
||
| Spotlight on … David Carment and Yiagadeesen Samy | |||
FPA in the news |
|||
 |
Bruce Hicks: Canadian dollar barely registers minority election win for PQ |
||
| Having Ms. Marois as premier can only add to the political uncertainty in Quebec, since it raises the spectre of a referendum taking place eventually, said Carleton University professor Bruce Hicks. | |||
 |
Piotr Dutkiewicz: Canada geese flyer inspired Putin’s crane flight prior to APEC summit |
||
| Russia expert Piotr Dutkiewicz believes if Harper feels compelled to talk about rights issues, he should use the same respectful tone he employs with China. “We have our voice to highlight the areas of human rights between Canada and China and at the same time we are super charging economic relations. Why not see Russia the same way?” | |||
 |
Chris Waddell: RCMP Censorship? Mounties Ask Reporters To Submit Questions In Advance Of Event Honouring U.A.E. Officer |
||
| In an Huffington Post article, director of the School of Journalism Chris Waddell said reporters should refuse any restrictions on their right to ask questions. “It’s not diplomatic protocol.” He adds: “This isn’t appropriate in Canada and shouldn’t be happening.” | |||
 |
FPA in focus |
|
 |
Patent protection for brand name drugs should come at a price |
| Marc André Gagnon, in an article in Troy Media, Negotiations between Canada and Europe for a free-trade agreement has put pharmaceutical patents in the spotlight once again. It has been suggested that improving patent protection for brand name drugs will curry favour with pharmaceutical companies and create an incentive for increased investment and innovation, but the cost to Canadian consumers could be out-of-proportion with the benefits it would create. More… | |
 |
A road map to more innovation and commercialization |
| Derek Burney, senior research fellow at the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, thinks that We live in an age where innovation is constant and entrepreneurship is at a premium. Yet when it comes to productivity and innovation Canada is in the hypoxic “dead zone.” More… |
 |
A Canadian primer on APEC |
| Colin Robertson talks about APEC in broad strokes including the initial objective which is for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to facilitate regional economic growth and prosperity through trade and investment liberalization, business facilitation and economic and technical cooperation. Its ultimate goal is a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific. More… |
|
Spotlight on . . . |
|
 
Carleton Releases Report on Fragile States:David Carment and Yiagadeesen Samy have penned a major report that assesses stability in fragile states. The report was commissioned by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) as part of Carleton’s Country Indicators for Foreign Policy project. As a country that has been without a central government for more than two decades, Somalia is currently ranked the least stable. The top 10 are rounded out by Afghanistan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Central African Republic, the Sudan, Eritrea, Pakistan and Côte d’Ivoire. More… |
|
FPA Events |
|
CSDSDemocracies and Counter-Terrorism: Challenges and Solutions EURUSThe European Union, Russia, and the EU’s Eastern Partnership Policy The Role of European Union Law in the Global Green Economy LawA workshop for 4th-yr Undergraduate and MA Students Political ScienceFrom Governmentality to Economic Theology? Implications for Concepts of Publicity and Security HERMES: An Annual Workshop for Research in Migration, Culture & Politics SPPA10th Annual Killam Public Lecture |
|
FPA Announcements |
|
FPA Reads 2012Following an exciting round of nominations, shortlisting and voting on the finalists, the FPA community of students, staff, and faculty selected Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell as the inaugural title for FPA Reads 2012. There will be a screening the movie – 1984 with John hurt and Richard Burton – September 12 at the Mayfair with a panel discussion, moderated by Evan Solomon, on September 19 – save these dates and tell your friends! Click here to follow the events coming up in the Fall of 2012 and to get your free e-book copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
TW@FPA is now weeklyThe next edition of TW@FPA will be delivered Sept 17, 2012. |
|
ArchivesView past issues of This Week @ FPA |
Contact Us / Feedback |
|
FPA Website |
Events |
|
 |
This Week @ FPA is produced by the Faculty of Public Affairs for faculty and staff and students. This newsletter includes news, research stories, and important dates and deadlines. It is distributed weekly during the fall and winter terms and bi-weekly during the summer term. |
|
|