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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…
World Court decision on Israel’s occupation takes aim at Canadian trade policy
On July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion affirming what Palestinians, legal scholars, and many observers have argued for years—Israel’s…
Tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are coming. How high will they be?
It’s almost certain the federal government will soon announce supplementary tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles (EVs). There is remarkable agreement among former conservative trade…
CUSMA’s incomplete gender and inclusive trade record
The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) happened at a time of upheaval in the so-called rules-based international order. The election of…
The CPTPP: An agreement out of step with the times
“Are there existing provisions in the [CPTPP] that would benefit from revision or updating? Do you have suggestions to improve and/or modernize the Agreement, including…
CUSMA and the North American electric vehicle transition
One of the key changes to come out of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) when it became the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in…
Canada needs to strengthen the “cultural exemption” in its free trade agreements:
When Canada negotiated with the U.S. for the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), Canada insisted on a cultural exemption—language in the agreement which allowed Canada…
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…
TC Energy loses $15-billion NAFTA lawsuit against U.S.
TC Energy has reached the end of the line in its legal vendetta against the Biden administration for terminating the Keystone XL pipeline in January…
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…
Advancing worker-centred trade in the 2026 CUSMA review
The labour chapter of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (Chapter 23) contains a number of significant developments compared to the labour provisions in any previously negotiated Canadian…
CUSMA 2026: Reversing Big Tech’s power grab
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement that replaced NAFTA includes a first-of-its-kind digital trade chapter that builds on the e-commerce chapter of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for…
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