John Manley has made numerous contributions to reports advocating increased international ‘governance’. As Wikipedia notes,
He is also chair of the Independent Task Force on the Future of North America, a project of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. In March 2005, the Task Force released a report that advocated a North American union, an economic union between Canada, Mexico and the United States which would resemble the European Union.
The CFR’s major report on continental integration, Building a North American Community, was cowritten by Manley in cooperation with Robert Pastor, the US mandarin on ‘economic integration.’ This is another dangerous development for Canada’s sovereignty as we are further rolled into the international infrastructure of large foreign relations thinktanks and powerful political ‘councils’. For more information, dig into the large collection of news links following the body of this story.
UToronto.ca
November 21, 2008
John Manley to chair board at Munk Centre’s School of International Studies
The University of Toronto is pleased to announce that former deputy prime minister John Manley will lead the board of advisers for the School of International Studies at the Munk Centre.
Manley, who also served as minister of industry, foreign affairs and finance during his distinguished career, is well poised to steer the school’s board in its efforts to develop crucial relationships with key foreign institutions and partners.
“We’re extraordinarily fortunate to have such a distinguished Canadian who has made an outstanding contribution internationally,” said University Professor Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management in the Department of Political Science and director of the Munk Centre for International Studies. “I can think of no one better to advise us as we move the school forward to international pre-eminence.”
Since its foundation in 2000, the Munk Centre for International Studies has risen to prominence as Canada’s leading voice on global affairs and international relations. In recognition of its critical role advancing Canada’s place in an increasingly competitive global environment and plans for expansion of professional master’s and PhD programs, the University of Toronto created the School of International Studies in 2008 to capitalize on its potential for growth.
Outstanding professors and researchers from across the university will work together through the school in a focused effort to educate global leaders about global affairs in Canada. The school currently has students enrolled in a collaborative PhD program in the dynamics of global change and plans are underway for the school to host Canada’s first professional master’s degree in global affairs, which would begin enrolling students in 2010.
“I am deeply honoured and genuinely pleased to be at the helm of the board of advisers for the School of International Studies,” said Manley, who is currently counsel at the law firm McCarthy Tetrault. “This school will function as a hub for cutting-edge international research and I look forward to working with the other distinguished board members in promoting the scholarship and reputation of the school globally.”
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