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The Canadian Freedom Institute is researching free and fair trade solutions to grow the Canadian economy.
After 2020, Canada will be looking to expand markets both at home and abroad. How will we find the right balance between free and fair trade in order to increase economic opportunity for more Canadians and people around the world?
What is the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership?
One of the largest and most comprehensive trade agreements in the world may soon get even bigger. We’re talking about the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an 11-country pact that the United Kingdom has officially expressed interest in joining. Below is a primer on the CPTPP, why it’s important and what we should expect in the days and months ahead.
When protectionism goes from bad to downright ugly
Earlier this week the Biden administration once again made protectionism official U.S. trade policy in issuing the Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers. Of course this is not new. Whether Republicans or Democrats occupy the White House, protectionism remains good politics as it has since the first Buy American policy came to be in the 1930s. Of course, history shows clearly that this very protectionism exacerbated the negative effects of the Great Depression. But as the saying goes, those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So here we are.
The Biden administration must hold China to account
Joe Biden’s presidency is barely one week old and already he has issued a flurry of executive orders covering everything from immigration to minimum wage and food insecurity. He’s also once again killing the Keystone Pipeline (KXL) and rejoining the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Canadian companies warned not to be complicit with abuses in Xinjiang
Canada's top diplomat expressed 'grave concern' on behalf of the Canadian government concerning the ongoing human rights abuses against Uyghur ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region of northwest China.
Trump-Style Trade Policy Is Here To Stay
With the inauguration just days away, media and the chattering classes are telling us massive change will be forthcoming. In some respects they are correct; after all, a new party and president will occupy the White House, the makeup of Congress is different and a new cabinet will be sworn in. In short, of course there will be policy changes with a new administration.
Will global trade power up the next roaring 20s?
While no one will be upset to see 2020 draw to a close, uncertainty is likely to linger into 2021 as COVID-19 vaccine rollout and efficacy becomes the predominant focus of governments worldwide. For workers, businesses and families that just want life to return to the pre-pandemic normal, patience and hope will be required. Yet there is reason to be hopeful.
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3 reasons to be optimistic about global trade
While it’s of no surprise that the global pandemic has slowed the flow of global trade, there remain reasons to be optimistic about
Will the world finally get its act together on international trade?
The OECD reported earlier this week that merchandise trade grew significantly in the third quarter of 2020, as global exports and imports rose
Joe Biden and Global Trade
Here are a few issues we’re tracking as we look at what to expect now that there’s a projected change in
Two dirty words here to stay: Trade Deficit
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced earlier this week that that America’s goods and services
A big week for global trade
As the second wave of COVID-19 rages, once again straining large segments of national economies worldwide, a variety of issues affecting
Brexit and trade: latest updates
The long and winding road to Brexit and beyond continues. Media and government sources are reporting that talks between the UK and
Will the Rust Belt deliver for Trump?
Over the weekend Donald Trump warned that “If Biden wins, China wins.” Trump made the remarks in Freeland, Michigan, a state
What the WTO needs
It’s now down to two women in the race to become the next head of the World Trade Organization. Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and
Trump’s trade plan is locked in
Earlier in the week the Trump administration signaled it would appeal a WTO decision that sided with Canada on a bilateral
What to watch in global trade this fall
It appears that COVID-19’s feared second wave is now crashing onto our shores which will once again stall economic recovery efforts
China’s trading future?
Twenty years ago the hopes for China’s future were high in the West. Many thought China joining the World Trade Organization
3 ways trade can jumpstart the recovery
The World Trade Organization is once again warning that the outlook for global trade remains bleak. While there are small signs
What to watch for in trade at summer’s end
As summer begins to fade, back to school shopping ramps up and the feared second wave of COVID-19 lingers like an
Trump and Biden on trade
Every 4 years, Presidential nomination conventions become the ‘Super Bowl in August’ for political junkies. And despite the COVID-19 restrictions, people
The politics of protectionism
He’s done it again. The ink was dry on the “new NAFTA” barely a month before Donald Trump once again slapped tariffs
