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Trade and Investment Research Project
Expert research on international trade and investment treaties and globalization
The Trade and Investment Research Project (TIRP) is an independently funded project administered by the CCPA. TIRP pools the trade policy research resources and expertise of Canadian non-governmental organizations from a variety of sectors. It produces expert research on a wide range of important trade and investment policy issues.
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TPP Deal Puts BC’s Privacy Laws in the Crosshairs
British Columbia’s privacy laws are in the crosshairs of the nearly completed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. If you’re wondering what the heck data privacy protections…
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The implications for Canada of a fast-tracked Trans-Pacific Partnership
As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations slouch toward an agreement, supporters have cranked the volume on their praise for what is sometimes called the “NAFTA…
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The TPP and Canada
Download 138.09 KB4 pages This 4-page fact sheet provides readers with background on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a 12-country trade and investment treaty negotiation that…
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Le PTP et le Canada
Download 149.75 KB5 pages Cette fiche d’information fournit des renseignements sur le Partenariat Transpacifique (PTP), un accord de commerce et d’investissement que douze pays négocient…
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Modern free trade era produced slower growth and greater income inequality: study
OTTAWA—The defining features of the Canadian economy during the NAFTA era have been slower GDP growth, a surge in corporate concentration, and heightened income inequality,…
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Ascent of Giants
NAFTA, Corporate Power and the Growing Income Gap Download 1.38 MB 64 pages This study looks at trade and investment trends, merger and acquisition activity,…
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NAFTA investor-state claims against Canada are “out of control”: study
OTTAWA— Over the last two decades, Canada has been sued more times than either Mexico or the U.S. under NAFTA’s controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)…
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NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Disputes to January 1, 2015
Download 1.32 MB 41 pages This study documents the 77 known NAFTA investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims up to January 1 2015. These include 35…
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CETA: A Bad Trade for Women
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Trading Away Democracy
How CETA’s Investor Protection Rules Threaten the Public Good in Canada and the EU Download 877.87 KB20 pages This study warns that controversial investor protection…
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Marchander la démocratie
En quoi les règles de protection des investisseurs de l’AÉCG menacent-elles le bien public au Canada et dans L’Union Européenne? Attachments Resumé: Marchander la démocratie
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Making Sense of the CETA
An analysis of the final text of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Download 3.57 MB 128 pages This report demonstrates in detail…
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