Briefing Note Assignment:

Hello, I need your help with my briefing note assignment. I wrote down some background and context to the briefing note and linked the 3 articles related to the briefing note. I basically wrote down the instructions but here's the link to the assignment instructions for further reference:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gyW7FoeSj5pjJ7AlseNUZDT0MajT5PiZ/view?usp=share_link

Background:

You are an economist working for a federal government department. Note that the department for which you work is NOT designated for you. You will need to decide the most appropriate department to which you will write the briefing note. The briefing note will thus need to be tailored to the mandate of the department that you choose. The Minister of your department, who is in a minority government situation, needs to decide whether to support or not support his/her colleagues in Cabinet concerning discussions on Canada's continued collaboration with international economic institutions including increasing, decreasing, or keeping the number of free trade agreements (or even alliances) between Canada and the rest of the world unchanged

Context:

The context is as follows. The Liberal government is in a minority situation and requires the support of at least one other party. The Liberals have usually relied on the NDP for support; however, the NDP's foreign policy and economic positions are criticized by some as being "half-baked" - see articles below. As an unbiased economic policy analyst, you are asked to write a formal 2 to 3-page briefing note (approximately 1000 - 1200 words) seeking a decision from the Minister, based on your recommendations, on action regarding the support for or opposition to the Minister's colleagues in Cabinet concerning Canada's traditional support for world institutions and trade agreements/alliances. That is, does Canada continue its current collaboration with world institutions and continue engaging in free trade agreements/alliances, reducing its engagement or enhancing its engagement?

Articles:

The three articles below provide some context. You may also want to read up on President Biden's recent visit to Canada. Your briefing note should present economic arguments based on facts and may require an extension, (which may include agreement or disagreement) of the information found in the articles. Do not shy away from addressing environmental issues, historical issues, trade issues, financial issues, and so forth, if appropriate. Of importance, your briefing note should clearly state options and your recommendation for continued engagement (status quo), increased engagement, or decreased engagement.

Article 1 :

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/adam-zivo-can-the-ndp-be-trusted-to-take-foreign-policy-seriously

Article 2:

https://canadians.org/analysis/ndp-builds-trade-policy-montreal-convention

Article 3:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-glavin-xi-jinping-takes-justin-trudeau-down-a-peg

Tips:

-write a formal 2 to 3-page briefing note (approximately 1000 - 1200 words).

-Briefing note has to include this format:

-Title

-Issue/Topic

-Background

-Current status

-Key considerations (mention the importance of international institutions like NATO & WTO, mention Canada's significant position for the economy...)

-Options (few options)

-Recommendation (argue in favor of 1 option)

-Please take your time, I know this is long, but please take your time to develop the whole assignment. Even if it took some hours.

-Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.