Last update: July 4, 2009

In the latest Nanos-Policy Options poll for the special summer issue on water, contributing Writer Nik Nanos finds that Canadians regard fresh water as the resource that is most important for the country’s future — by a surprisingly wide 3-1 margin over oil and gas. Furthermore, “from the point of view of self-identification, water is at the very top of the list.” Canadians don’t mind being seen as “drawers of water,” he writes, for that’s how they see themselves.

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As part of the special summer issue on water, Environment Minister Jim Prentice sat down for an interview with Policy Options Editor L. Ian MacDonald. Their half-hour conversation also touched on climate change and how to reduce emissions in Canada, North America and worldwide, all in the run-up to December’s COP15, the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

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Title: The Economic Integration of Immigrants in Metropolitan Vancouver

Author: Daniel Hiebert
Research program: Diversity, Immigration and Integration
Release date: June 25, 2009

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Title: Prudent Budgeting and Budgetary Process Effectiveness in Canada's Federal Government

Author: Mike Joyce
Research program: Strengthening Canadian Democracy
Release date: June 18, 2009

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Title: Canada's National Security "Complex": Assessing the Secrecy Rules

Author: Craig Forcese
Research program: Security and Democracy
Release date: June 4, 2009

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Title: Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North

Editors: Frances Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and France St-Hilaire
Research program: The Art of the State
Release date: May 27, 2009

"Wow! ... What an impressive collection! This is a truly significant accomplishment." - Graham White, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto at Mississauga

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Title: Shoring Up the Competitive Posture of Canadian Manufacturers: What Are the Policy Levers?

Authors: James A. Brox and Jeremy Leonard
Research program: Innovation and Productivity
Release date: May 14, 2009

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In an hour-and-a-half appearance before the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance, Jeremy Leonard assessed diverse aspects of the stimulus measures in Budget 2009, including provisions concerning Employment Insurance and enhanced access to credit, as well as the economic outlook.

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Title: "When I'm 64..." - Defining Care-giving Policy for an Aging Canada

Research program: Faces of Aging
Conference dates: April 3-4, 2009

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