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Trinational civil society calls for urgent clarity in CUSMA investor-state dispute process
Unions, environmental, consumer and community organizations from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico wrote to the North American Free Trade Commission this week ahead of a…
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Canada’s options for intervening in the Keystone XL CUSMA lawsuit
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Ecuadorians reject corporate courts in national referendums
On April 21, the Ecuadorian people resoundingly rejected their government’s plan to bring the country back under the thumb of international investment arbitration. The vote…
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Genetically modified corn trade fight heats up in Mexico
Key dates in the GM corn dispute Dec. 31, 2020: Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (commonly referred to as AMLO) announces in a decree…
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France is right to reject CETA free trade deal with Canada
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What’s at stake in Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador?
Canada and Ecuador are currently engaged in Free Trade Agreement negotiations slated for completion by 2025, with a clear emphasis on safeguarding Canadian mining investments…
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Why the Ecuador trade deal Canada wants hinges on a misleading referendum question
Canada’s hopes of quietly and quickly negotiating an “inclusive” free trade deal with Ecuador blew up in both government’s faces last week—and that’s a good…
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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.
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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?…
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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
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Toxic legacy
A record-breaking trade lawsuit against Canada confirms the dire threat that investor-state dispute settlement poses to bold climate action
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