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Gavin Fridell
Gavin Fridell is a University Research Professor in Global Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax and a member of the CCPA’s Trade and Investment Research Project (TIRP). He is co-editor, with Zack Gross and Sean McHugh, of The Fair Trade Handbook: Building a Better World, Together.
Greening Trade?
This document responds to a Global Affairs Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada consultation on the functioning to date of the environment chapter in…
Does “green trade” have a future?
As the world bears witness to a proliferation of worrying climate news, from record-breaking heat waves to hurricanes to forest fires, it also seems to see a…
Tirer le meilleur parti de l’examen de l’ACÉUM
Le Canada, les États-Unis et le Mexique sont à deux ans de l’examen officiel obligatoire, prévu tous les six ans, de l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain…
Aprovechando al máximo la revisión del T-MEC
En 2026, el Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos, y Canadá (T-MEC) estará sujeto a revisión, y la posibilidad de cambios políticos significa que los gobiernos deberían comenzar…
Making the most of the CUSMA review
In 2026, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement will be up for review—and the possibility of political shakeups means that governments should start preparing now.
Getting serious about enforcing CUSMA’s environmental rules
With annual global carbon emissions from fossil fuels in 2023 reaching the highest ever recorded, the need for urgent action on climate change beyond current…
US Republicans are looking to implement a carbon border tax—what does that mean?
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Understanding the US’s proposed Foreign Pollution Fee Act, which would impose tariffs on imports from high-polluting countries
Trade Ministers of the World Unite? Climate Crises and the Future of Trade
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Is the new Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate a branding exercise, or a potentially useful tool?
Climate importing: Understanding Europe’s proposed climate trade rules
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Trade tensions surround prospective launch of Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Supermax case may signal shift in Canada’s policy on tackling forced labour
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Enforcement of workers’ rights in global value chains has been a long time coming
Demanding justice: Can trade policy be fair?
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What role can international trade agreements play in combatting climate change and closing gender gaps?
Canada and the COVID-19 waiver
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An unethical position that needs to change.
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