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Policy Options, published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, is Canada's premier public policy magazine. Its goal is to encourage an informed debate on the important public policy issues of today, and of tomorrow. In each edition, short articles on the immediate issues that dominate the headlines are combined with in-depth analyses of longer-term issues that are certain to emerge on the policy horizon. Policy Options is published ten times per year.
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July-August 2010
In this special summer double issue, our cover package is on immigration in Canada. In an exclusive poll, Nik Nanos finds that Canadians strongly support immigration but want current levels maintained, Jeffrey Reitz assesses the recent reforms made to Canada's immigration policy, Ratna Omidvar finds that our immigration policy works well in the medium and long terms but less well in the short term, Don Drummond and Francis Fong look at immigration from an economics perspective, Lesleyanne Hawthorne examines two-step migration in Australia, Leslie Seidle analyzes intergovernmental immigration agreements, Arthur Sweetman and Casey Warman look critically at the new Canada Experience Class immigration category, Jenna Hennebry tries to unravel the "jurisdictional fútball" of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and Glen Hodgson recommends ways Canadian immigration policy can relieve a tight labour market. In the Plus section, Kristin Bartenstein asks whether Canada has to "Use it or lose it" in the North, we have four book reviews, and much more.
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June 2010
In this month's issue our cover package is on the G8 and G20 summits, which take place in June 2010 in Ontario. Nik Nanos finds that global warming, while high on Canadians' agenda, is low on those of the summits, Paul Martin looks at the sovereign rights and duties of G20 countries, Kevin Lynch examines some of the tough questions G20 members will face, John Manley looks at Canada's risks and opportunities at the summits, Ian Brodie surveys international financial institutions at the G20, Susan Delacourt traces the history of summits in Canada, and Fen Osler Hampson sees perils in summitry. Also this month Robin Sears surveys the implications of the UK coalition for "the Mother of Parliaments" and for Canada, Gregory Millard and John Wright ask whether the governor general's office can restore the balance between the prime minister and the House, and much more.
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May 2010
In this month's issue our cover is on Canadian federalism. Geoff Norquay sees a storm gathering in federal-provincial relations, Robin Sears drills down on the coming battles between the federal and provincial governments, Thomas Courchene presents a historical perspective on Canada's intergovernmental transfers, Ben Eisen and Mark Milke present their case for which provinces are the real have-nots in Confederation, Roger Gibbins says a Canadian energy framework is possible, and Daniel Gagnier examines Canada¹s potential to be an energy super-power. In our Dossier on the recent Liberal Party thinkers' conference, Paul Adams and Patrick Gossage, who were there, give their impressions. In our Verbatim, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff spells out some of his party's priorities on the heels of that conference, and much more.
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