First, an Amazing Week of Original CUSLI-Nexus content:
- The Arctic Race. A new staff writer will make his premiere by discussing the race for Arctic resources: who's up, who's down, and can there even be a winner?
- Student Loan Discharge, the Canada-U.S. Divide. Senior Editor Justin McNeil will be looking at the discharge of student loan debt, and why America should probably look at Canada's approach.
- Conversations with CUSLI-Nexus. A CUSLI-Nexus first! We'll be launching our first installment of 'Conversations with CUSLI-Nexus' (yes, we're happy to take suggestions on a better title). What's that mean? We'll be posting a fantastic interview with a leading voice in the Canada-U.S. bilateral relationship. Want to know more? Tune in later this week!
- News-tracker. And, as always, CUSLI-Nexus will be tracking the best in news and commentary at our Facebook Page and Twitter feed, both of which you should follow--or check out through the blog by looking to your right.
Added Bonus: A Monday Morning News Round-Up:
- Our friends at Beyond the Border Observer, as usual, have some great stuff you should check out.
- Conservatives had a tough week with the XL Meat Crisis in Alberta. From MedicineHatNews.Com:
"When a senior civil servant speaking on the biggest food recall in the country's history is gagged — in a way that was likely humiliating to himself — it should be noted."
- Today's Canadian Thanksgiving! To our Canadian readers, welcome back to the work-week! For our American readers, learn more courtesy of Detroit Free Press.
- Oh, wait: Let's not forget Columbus Day: the day Columbus proved the world was round by discovering America...or...the day Columbus landed in Venezuela; thought it an island; and
provedaffirmed educated European's belief in a round planet! - Hello Post-Laurentian Conservative Consensus! No idea what that means? Check out this iPolitics article by Zach Paikin. What? Too busy sipping the morning java or tea? OK, OK, we'll give you a crib sheet:
- Laurentian Consensus: "From the time of Confederation until quite recently, the direction of this country was determined by the political, academic, cultural, media and business elites in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and other cities along the St. Lawrence River or its watershed." (Source: Globe and Mail's John Ibbitson, Literary Review of Canada, Dec. 2011.)
- Two nerdy side-notes: (1) John Ibbitson and U of T political scientist David Cameron take "joint ownership" of the term--such a Canadian solution!; (2) Laurentian refers to the Great Lakes region, you can learn the geological aspect of the term here--and even learn about its linguistic nuance here!
- Post-Laurentian Consensus: The Grits, smelling the westward shift, (i.e. the Liberal Party) are now moving right and westward themselves, according to Zach Paikin. "Slow growth projected for years to come only makes it more likely that a future Liberal leader will look right and not left — as Michael Ignatieff did — for votes."
- Is Zach right? Well, maybe, unless--of course--the NDP wins the next federal election. Also, Canada's three consecutive Conservative Harper governments are the result of two opposition parties whose supporters aren't against them running as a coalition. (Though, it seems no such deal, for now, is in the cards.) But, hey, now you can throw around 'Laurentian Consensus' when having high tea.
- Anne-Catherine Boucher and Charles Kazaz map out the energy and environment platform of the new PQ government in Quebec. The PQ has new ideas on land rehabilitation, GHG, and mining royalties; wants to shut down shale gas development; and we're still waiting for "the PQ's vision for Plan Nord...." Overall, industry is not thrilled; but, the PQ's minority status makes compromise the name of the game.
- And, finally, whether you love or hate his political leanings, Gerry Nicholls's humor is anything but dry. His victim last week? Justin Trudeau:
Justin Trudeau campaign itinerary:
Oct. 8 – Thanksgiving Day – Visit farm near Montreal -- raise turkey from the dead.
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