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Parliament is back in session. What’s on the agenda?
Members of Parliament are returning to the legislature today, amidst historically low polling numbers for the ruling Liberals and mounting support for the opposition Conservatives.
What would a second Trump presidency mean for Canada-US relations?
Donald Trump’s unsurprising win in the New Hampshire primary all but assures a reprise presidential election battle with Joe Biden this November. Can Trump win?…
US Republicans are looking to implement a carbon border tax—what does that mean?
Understanding the US’s proposed Foreign Pollution Fee Act, which would impose tariffs on imports from high-polluting countries
Toxic legacy
A record-breaking trade lawsuit against Canada confirms the dire threat that investor-state dispute settlement poses to bold climate action
How Biden’s digital trade rethink adds pressure to re-renegotiate NAFTA
We should use the six-year renewal of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement to strip out Trump-era language benefiting big tech oligarchs. Then keep pushing.
Canada at risk of huge lawsuits if U.K. accession to pacific trade deal not amended, warn civil society organizations and academics
Ottawa and London—Canada faces “huge financial risk” of lawsuits from British fossil fuel companies if the United Kingdom joins the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for…
Canada at risk of lawsuits if U.K. accession to pacific trade deal not amended
Civil society organizations and academics are warning about investor-state dispute settlement
Canada and the EU should divest from CETA’s dangerous investment court system
It’s time to treat the novel investor-state dispute settlement system like a stranded asset
AFB 2024: International trade and investment
Alternative Federal Budget: what the federal government could achieve on international trade
Canada has waited long enough to tax the tech giants
Canada’s new Digital Services Tax (DST) will draw trade flack, but that’s no reason not to move ahead with it.
Canada’s double-standard in economic relations with Africa
The Canada-Africa Economic Cooperation Strategy is an opportunity to cancel treaties that can hamper sustainable development and human rights
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