‘News’ Category

January 28 2016

Why the Trans Pacific Partnership is a Benefit to Canada (Part 1 of 3)

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The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the largest proposed free trade agreement in the world. Although it has been agreed to by each of the twelve member countries, it has yet to...

January 27 2016

Twitter highlights from January 27, 2016

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Excited for #Women in #supplychain @willowparkwines Thanks to @CindyClark_ @stlwesternstar and Michelle Watson for being amazing co-chairs! — Van Horne Institute (@Van_Horne) January 27, 2016 Erin Rosar from @willowparkwines speaks to our...

November 4 2015

The View From Washington: Where to Start?

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So. I recall when writing one of my earlier “View From Washington” pieces that I struggled a bit to figure out what to write about. There were no imminent issues or events...

August 7 2015

New Website

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Welcome to our new website! It’s under development right now but will be live very soon. Stay tuned for more updates.

March 29 2015

The View From Washington: Where Has This President Obama Been?

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So. In my most recent column I wrote that the results of the November U.S. elections – a   drubbing for Democrats on both sides of Capitol Hill, including loss of the Senate,...

December 2 2014

The View From Washington: Post U.S. Election Review

So. We had a federal election here in the United States. A bit less than two weeks ago as I write this. Indeed, I write with a little bit of trepidation given...

October 8 2014

The View From Washington: The Perspective of a Two Week Vacation From the News

Spending 35 years in the bubble of Washington, with its all news all the time culture, I have often wondered how the place, and how the news, might seem to someone dropped...

July 31 2014

The View From Washington: Why Canada May Already be a Loser in the 2014 American Elections

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I am writing this sitting at my dining room table in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday, June 11. All of the talk around town today is about the defeat, in yesterday’s Virginia Republican...