Dawson Strategic

With the new US-Canada border deal attracting so much attention in Canada, my Canada Institute colleague Paul Frazer and I thought it was important to generate some attention in the U.S., especially in border communities where better access to Canada for traders and travellers translates into easier participation in cross-border supply chains and regional economic growth. With presidential elections looming, it [...]

Laura Dawson will host a panel discussion of Robert Pastor’s new book, The North American Idea on Thursday, November 3, 4:00 p.m.  at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, Washington DC. Discussants will be Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States and and  Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States. In The North American [...]

The day after I arrived in Washington,  Mother Nature provided a seismic reminder to expect the unexpected.  Perhaps that will be a lesson for my research on “North American Competitiveness in a Post-NAFTA World.”  I am thrilled to be starting a policy research project at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.  The Woodrow Wilson [...]