Foresight Strategic Advisors

05/31/2021

How is policy made at Toronto City Hall?

A systemic analysis of the votes at city council tells us that it’s non-elected city staff who are the policy-makers, not elected officials.

02/05/2018

Foresight's Martin Green has co-authored a piece on an effective approach to managing global political risk.

By Christian Wray and Martin Green Globalization has taken a public beating for several years now. That is a shame. Our integrated economy has

07/10/2017

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) has indicated that it plans to publish the United States' negotiating objectives for NAFTA on next Monday (July 17th).

This step in the Trade Promotion Authority process follows an intensive consultation by the USTR with the Legislative Branch, other Executive Branch departments and agencies, and external stakeholders.

06/01/2017

Check out the four new case studies that we've uploaded to our website featuring our capabilities in: strategy; policy development; political risk management; and public affairs capacity building http://foresight.ca/case-studies/

1. Canadian investor concerned about U.S. political risk 2. Regulator in need of enhanced internal public affairs capabilities 3. Manufacturing industry association requiring complex policy development and public communication 4. Organization of highly-regulated professionals in need of strategic re...

05/24/2017

Foresight's own Geoff Owen has coauthored a new piece in Policy Options.

http://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2017/in-defence-of-policy/

As the Ontario election approaches, businesses and organizations should be more active in the articulation of policy solutions.

05/18/2017

The Trump Administration has today officially notified Congress of its intent to renegotiate NAFTA, starting a 90-day period during which it is obligated to engage in consultations with the U.S. Legislative Branch.

Compared to a leaked draft, the formal notification is shorter and lighter on specifics: it merely states that the Administration will be seeking new provisions with regard to: IP; regulatory practices; SOEs; services; customs procedures; sanitary & phytosanitary measures; labour; environment; and SMEs.

The Administration is expected to send its negotiating objectives to Congress over the next two months.

01/18/2017

Today is the official launch day for Foresight Strategic Advisors!