Canadian Immigration: Ontario > Quebec > British Columbia

Nothing too shocking (figures match the provinces' overall population trends), besides 2010 representing a 2008-12 high-water mark.

Will Sequester's Border Trade Effects Dampen BTB?

Will sequester dampen the blue skies of BTB?

By Keith Edmund White
Editor-in-Chief

Will one of the unintended victims of sequester be the Beyond the Border Initiative (BTB)?

For now, no.  

But recent reports suggest a prolonged sequester may turn BTB into a moribund agreement. 

2013 Niagara Moot Court Competition Results

The results are in!

Click the image for a full-screen view, and learn more about the 2013 competition here.

NDP's Patry Bloc Bolt: Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain?

By Keith Edmund White

Editor-in-Chief

Keith Edmund White on why the pundits are wrong on Patry's Bloc bolt, with some help from recent U.S. party-switching history.  And how the loss of one seat my just hand the NDP Parliament in 2015.

My google-news feed is filled with takes on Quebec NDP MP Claude Patry's switch to, in the National Post's words, the "moribund but still kicking" Bloc Quebecois.  

The BQ now boasts a whopping 5 members in Canada's 308-member Parliament.

But the NDP, Canada's Official Opposition Party, has one less seat.

So does Patry's Bloc party signal closing time for the NDP?

Beyond the Border Newswrap: Putting Canadian Press BTB Worries in Context

By Keith Edmund White
Editor-in-Chief

So Beyond the Border (BTB) is in the news--well, the Canadian news.

And, from these reports, you might think BTB is entering an avoidable, but troubling, crash-landing trajectory.

But are these articles missing the forest for the trees?

Canada's Illusory Fiscal Responsibility

Hey Americans, don't feel jealous of Canada's estimable federal finances.

Just look at their provinces, and you'll feel just fine.  

Admittedly, the U.S. has a State pension problem too.

But maybe we should rethink Canada's fiscal image.

Lesson:  Creative accounting exists everywhere, and federalism creates fascinating budgetary flavors.  

From Maclean's:

2013 Niagara Tournament Kicks Off Next Week

Check out this press release on next week's 2013 Niagara International Moot Court competition.  And you can learn more about the competition at cusli.org.

This year's problem was co-written by Professor Michael P. Scharf and Professor Michael A. Peil, and centers on competing international legal obligations in the counter-terrorism context.

Fifteen teams from Canada and the United States will be competing to see who wins the final round.

UN Security Council Ombudsperson, Kimberly Prost, a former Justice of the Canadian Supreme Court, Ian Binnie, C.C., and the former head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, Judge Thomas G. Snow will judge the competition's final round.

If you can't make next week's competition in Toronto, stayed tuned to CUSLI Nexus for competition updates.