Glen Hodgson

Five years after the 2008 financial crisis, the global economy is finally beginning to behave in a more normal fashion. What did we learn from this painful experience? We learned that timely and co-ordinated policy intervention can make a huge contribution to economic recovery; but the agenda for lasting policy reform is far from finished.

With each passing week, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Russia does not share many of the core social and political values of Canada or the other members of the G8.

Five years after the 2008 financial crisis, the global economy is finally beginning to behave in a more normal fashion. What did we learn from this painful experience? We learned that timely and co-ordinated policy intervention can make a huge contribution to economic recovery; but the agenda for lasting policy reform is far from finished.

With each passing week, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Russia does not share many of the core social and political values of Canada or the other members of the G8.