Canada and the New South: Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops The Southern Association for Canadian Studies is seeking scholarly submissions for its 2010 Biennial Conference being held October 7-10 in Nashville, Tennessee. Authors are invited to submit paper proposals on related topics in the following general tracks: the Arts, Film and Literature Commerce and Trade (including economics and energy) History, Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography Government and Public Policy Defense and National Security Science, Resources and the Environment Quebec and the New South Popular Culture Teaching

Currently in Denmark’s capital city of Copenhagen, the leaders of the world are uniting in an effort to eradicate the causes of anthropomorphic climate change. The forum is said to be the largest climate summit in the world’s history, with 119 world leaders in attendance at one point or another. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was late to announce his intention to attend the summit. In fact it was only after U.S. President Barack Obama announced his own intentions that the Canadian Prime Minister followed suit.  

Shares in New Gold, Incorporated dropped 15 percent on November 18, in the wake of the Mexican government's closure of the Cerro de San Pedro mine in San Luis Polosi. The mine is run by Minera San Xavier, a subsidiary of New Gold, which is a Canadian company with operations in Mexico, the United States, Chile and Australia. PROFEPA, Mexico's environmental enforcement agency, closed down the mine following court orders from the Ninth Circuit Administrative Court and the Federal Tribunal of Fiscal and Administrative Justice (SEMARNAT), according to MiningWatch Canada.

On November 18-22, 2009, the Westin Gaslamp, San Diego, California, will host the 20th Biennial ACSUS conference, "North by Northwest, South by Southwest Canada, and the United States: Past, Present, and Future". Featured speakers include: Canada's Ambassador to the US, Gary Doer; Quebec Minister of International Relations and for the Francophonie, Pierre Arcand; Alberta's Minister of Environment, Hon.

The Fraser Institute explores the question of whether mineral resource wealth is an economic blessing or curse, particularly for developing nations where growth and reduction of poverty are vital. The study concludes that developing nations can benefit from natural resource development if they possess sound economic institutions like rule of law, property rights, open markets, and an independent judiciary. Read

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