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		<title>Saskatchewan Provincial Trade Policy and the Canada-EU Trade Agreement Briefing Paper</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saskatchewan should be considered Canada’s third fastest growing regional economy.  Since the turn of the century Saskatchewan’s economy has diversified and expanded in many ways.  With a population of slightly more than a million people Saskatchewan has increased economic output and tripled the value of exports in the past twenty years.  As Canada begins to negotiate an increased economic partnership with the European Union how will this impact Saskatchewan’s trade profile?

 

This paper will be divided into three sections.  First it will examine the foreign trade profile of Saskatchewan as a province.  This section will cover an overview of Saskatchewan’s trade profile including recent economic performance and major trading partners.  In addition this paper seeks to elaborate on the policy process of Saskatchewan – specifically examining the role of institutional actors like the political executive, legislature and the bureaucracy, as well as sector considerations and nongovernmental actors.  

 

The second section of this paper seeks to provide a review of the relevant issues of the proposed Canada – European Union trade agreement.  In 2007 a Joint-Framework Proposal report entitled Assessing the Costs and Benefits of a closer EU-Canada Economic Partnership was released.  This paper will identify major issues affecting Saskatchewan’s international trade interests from Parts II and III of the Joint Study Report. 

 

The final section of this paper will identify Canada’s position on a proposed EU trade agreement.  It will identify specific issues and priorities of the Saskatchewan delegation.  A short-list of key recommendations will provide insight on target areas to improve trade relations between Saskatchewan and the EU.

 

Ultimately this paper will provide the reader with a comprehensive background of Saskatchewan’s international trade profile while reconciling such information with the proposed Canada – EU Trade Agreement.  In the end the reader will have a clear understanding of how Saskatchewan is involved in the trade negotiations and identify realistic impacts and policy outcomes of their involvement. 


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		<title>Employee &#8211; Employer Relationship &#8211; CANADA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under the law an employee can be classified in three different categories: an employee, independent contractor, or an agent. Each of these three employment situations has differing legal rights which ultimately affect the relationship.
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		<title>HR &#8211; Workplace Romance &#8211; Sexual Harassment Law, the Canadian Context</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Canada sexual harassment is considered both a human rights issue and a labour standard issue.  A workplace complaint of sexual harassment is governed by human-rights legislation, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender. Employers have a minimum standard of care to provide a safe workplace free from sexual harassment.  Each province has specific regulations pertaining to sexual harassment; however, all align with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.  It is essential for managers to be aware of possible jurisdictional differences.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=infinitystudies.wordpress.com&blog=3141659&post=80&subd=infinitystudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia &#8211; WTO Negotiating Positions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The paper will examine Bolivia’s current position within World Trade Organization Doha Round of negotiations in relation to agriculture, development, and services.  Through this examination, readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing Bolivia’s insertion in the global political economy and how the country performs as a global actor in trade.

*This is PART II of "BOLIVIA IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: Historical Development 1825-2008"<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=infinitystudies.wordpress.com&blog=3141659&post=77&subd=infinitystudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BOLIVIA IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: Historical Development 1825-2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This briefing paper will cover the historic development of Bolivia’s political economy.  It will provide historic context by examining the relevant domestic developments and international influences of major periods throughout Bolivia’s growth: 1825 – 1950; 1951 – 1995; 1995 – present.
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		<title>Southern Alberta Opium Feasibility Study &#8211; $6000/HA vs. $2000/HA Wheat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This project was untertaken by John Martin, Ian Ouerkerk, Curtis Goodman, Kyle Mesic, and James Bishop. Together we make up Suits Associates International* and we are going to investigate the  relevant issues surrounding opium production in Southern Alberta &#8211; specifically in the Lethbridge area.  We feel will be of great interest to you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=infinitystudies.wordpress.com&blog=3141659&post=65&subd=infinitystudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Culture: Canadian Subsidiary, France Headquarters &#8211; Obstacles to Commerce</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hofstede Analysis
To accurately define culture there are three key aspects to understand &#8211; the pervasive shared beliefs, norms, and values which guide everyday life. An important distinction to make is the fact that culture does not exist &#8211; instead it is constructed by humans, as a tool to identify and explain behaviour (Hofstede, 2002). It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=infinitystudies.wordpress.com&blog=3141659&post=43&subd=infinitystudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Highway Trash &#8211; Visually Stimulating?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[

As one drives down the #3 Highway, passing through the majestic Lethbridge coulees, they cannot help but notice the blatant environmental discrepancy.  Here lay a private dump, protected by grandfather clauses &#8211; which permit the continued use regardless of current laws.  The daily commuter cannot help but notice this mounting pile which fill [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=infinitystudies.wordpress.com&blog=3141659&post=56&subd=infinitystudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Short Review of: E=MC2 by David Bodanis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am always weary when I pick up books with pull-quotes of previous popular critics - like the John Polanyi's from the Globe and Mail "Exhilarating. E=mc2 is to be treasured." I cannot help but wonder if the book will live up to such blatant marketing-ploys promising instant enlightenment. The author David Bodanis, an academic at Oxford is able to deliver on those claims. His concise account surrounding the development of popular science's biggest breakthrough of the 20th century; the preface details his muse of the book<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=infinitystudies.wordpress.com&blog=3141659&post=50&subd=infinitystudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: La Paz, Bolivia- Area Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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