Author Archives: bhaggart

What the Census debacle can tell us about governmental accountability

Posted on July 23, 2010 by bhaggart

Jeffrey Simpson nails it today when he notes that the scrapping of the mandatory long-form census is a “temporary triumph over ideology.” (Well, one can hope that any such triumph would be temporary, but I’m feeling pessimistic today.) This whole … Continue reading →

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What lobbyists do

Posted on July 7, 2010 by bhaggart

In addition to copyright, my academic work focuses on how policy is made in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Which is why I found this account of how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce operates, by James Verini in the … Continue reading →

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Loreena McKennitt’s argument from authority

Posted on July 7, 2010 by bhaggart

I’m in the home stretch of finishing a first draft of my dissertation – today I have to cut half of my closely argued, heavily cited justification for using historical institutionalism to theorize regional integration – so I don’t have … Continue reading →

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Confessions of an agent of foreign influence

Posted on July 6, 2010 by bhaggart

I couldn’t agree more with beleagured Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director Richard Fadden’s warning that agents of foreign influence walk among us. We certainly must be vigilant that Canadians don’t betray their country by coming under the influence of … Continue reading →

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Copyright as an instrument of industrial policy

Posted on June 28, 2010 by bhaggart

As Russell McOrmond says, “A great post by David Eaves about the myth that Bill C-32 supports market forces.” I’d go farther: Eaves is actually pointing out that copyright itself doesn’t support market forces: I too believe that consumers should … Continue reading →

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