Policy-Maker of the Year Is Chinese Communist Party General-Secretary Xi Jinping
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DECEMBER 2019 2019 Policy-Maker of the Year XI JINPING Spinning his web of influence over Canadian public policy Also INSIDE: Reckless Canada’s energy The Marshall Treading lightly deficits advantage decision’s legacy with telecom 1 PublishedPublished by by the the Macdonald-Laurier Macdonald-Laurier Institute Institute PublishedBrianBrian Lee LeeBrianby Crowley, Crowley,the Lee Macdonald-Laurier Crowley,Managing Managing Managing Director, Director, Director [email protected] [email protected] Institute David Watson,JamesJames Anderson, ManagingAnderson, Managing Editor Managing and Editor, CommunicationsEditor, Inside Inside Policy Policy Director Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director, [email protected] David McDonough, Deputy Editor James Anderson,ContributingContributing Managing writers:Editor, writers: Inside Policy Contributing writers: ThomasThomas S. S.Axworthy Axworthy PastAndrewAndrew contributors Griffith Griffith BenjaminBenjamin Perrin Perrin Thomas S. 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In the past, 4 Understanding UNDRIP as a call-to-action, not a plan Wwe have included such Canadian luminaries as former foreign Ken Coates minister Chrystia Freeland, former justice minister Jody Wilson- Raybould, former foreign minister John Baird, and former Bank of 5 Marshall decision redefined First Nations relations in the Maritimes Canada governor Mark Carney. John Paul and Ken Coates This year, we opted for a more controversial choice: Chinese President Xi Jinping. As noted by Charles Burton, Beijing has 6 Indigenous participation in energy sector an exercise in self-determination negatively reshaped Canada in ways that most Canadians don’t fully Joseph Quesnel appreciate, whether on trade, foreign investment, national security or foreign policy. We ignore Xi’s growing influence here at our peril. 7 Why conservatives are grateful for the society we have Canada needs to show greater resolve in dealing with Mr. Xi, Brian Lee Crowley as pointed out by both Duanjie Chen and Margaret McCuaig- Johnston. Canada has an opportunity, as outlined by Joseph Quesnel, 9 Sorry Mr. Trudeau, there’s nothing “progressive” about reckless deficits to help break China’s market dominance in rare earth elements. We Jack Mintz also need to stand up to China when it comes to its heavy-handed response to the democracy protests in Hong Kong, as noted by Dawn 10 New/old government faces a much different global economy Brancati and Nathan Law. Linda Nazareth Greater attention should be paid to Canada’s overall place in the world, according to Richard Fadden. Jeff Kucharski also points to 11 Ministers must tread lightly with the telecom industry our potential role in meeting growing Indo-Pacific energy demand, Peter Menzies while Marcus Kolga explains how we can help Europe reduce its energy dependence on Russia. 12 Let’s not rush to expand eligibility for medical assistance in dying Of course, as noted by Quesnel, we need to work closely with Hannah Ahrendt Indigenous peoples to fully develop our natural resources. Ken Coates makes clear that this