POLICY OPTIONS: Mr. Manley, thanks for doing this. JOHN MANLEY: My pleasure. PO: In the decade since you left public office, smart phones, social networks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other forms of communications technology have changed our …
Read MoreIn January 2002, I became the first Canadian minister in more than 40 years to visit Afghanistan. My visit as Foreign Affairs minister followed shortly after the col- lapse of the Taliban government and was …
Read More“Afghanistan is at war, and Canadians are combatants.” Thus began the 2008 report of the Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan. It was the panel's intent not to sugar-coat the reality of Canada's engagement …
Read MoreWhen I talk with other “formers” from the political world, not just in Canada but elsewhere as well, about what we miss and don't miss from our past lives, we invariably agree that we do …
Read MoreIn 1945, an American self-taught engineer named Percy Spencer was building high-voltage electron tubes for radar sets when he noticed that the chocolate bar in his pocket was starting to melt. He soon figured out …
Read MoreThis is a big year for Canada, as we host not only the Winter Olympics, but also the G8 and G20 summits. As we prepare for these major events, it is important to consider the current …
Read MoreIn some ways, Canada has been the model student among G7 economies over the past several years, as we have generated fiscal and trade and current account surpluses as well as strong growth in domestic …
Read MoreCanada's diverse array of energy resources is a source of comparative advantage for the country and a key driver of our future prosperity. By combining smart government policy with private sector commitment and innovation, Canada …
Read MoreI would like to structure my remarks as advice to the prime minister, but let me first offer some context from my own experiences. I became foreign minister October 17, 2000, after seven years as industry …
Read MoreA recent New York Times headline proclaimed that Donald Trump had broken with 200 years of economic orthodoxy on trade by opposing trade agreements and by promising to revoke or not ratify them, while also …
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