Wednesday-Night

Global slowdown to hit Canadian economy, stock markets in 2013, economists say (Globe & Mail) A slowing housing market and uncertainty over the shape of a deal on the U.S. “fiscal cliff” are putting a lid …

Foreign Takeovers: Canada Should Reject Chinese State-Owned Companies, Report Argues Canada should reject most if not all future corporate takeovers from Chinese state-owned enterprises, contends a new report from the University of Calgary’s School of Public …

G8 summit and tax evasion: what’s really been achieved? Progress at the summit itself was virtually non-existent, with certain G8 countries – like the US – putting up strong resistance to change (The Guardian) … A …

G8 stalls on Syria A Group of Eight statement on Syria calls for peace but does not address Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who continues to receive support from Russia. Reuters (6/18), Reuters (6/17), The Washington Post …

Turkey’s Jailed Journalists (The New Yorker) What country jails the most journalists? Measuring strictly in terms of imprisonments, Turkey—a longtime American ally, member of NATO, and showcase Muslim democracy—appears to be the most repressive country in …