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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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Webinar: Ruby River & the Movement Against ISDS Attacks on Climate Action
Thursday, February 15 In 2023, the U.S. corporation Ruby River Capital launched a massive $20 billion trade challenge against Quebec’s decision to reject the company’s…
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Three amigos or fair-weather friends?
This week’s North American Leaders’ summit is soured by dubious challenges to Mexican food and energy sovereignty
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Climate importing: Understanding Europe’s proposed climate trade rules
Trade tensions surround prospective launch of Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
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The clear-cut case against ISDS with Indonesia
Forestry-related firms made regular use of NAFTA’s controversial but expiring investor-state dispute settlement process. Why is Canada opening the door to ISDS claims from Indonesian…
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Pourquoi les licences obligatoires seraient-elles insuffisantes dans l’avenir ?
Manifestement, la mise en pratique des licences obligatoires est loin d’être une panacée.
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CUSMA has shown it can defend labour rights, but is it enough to bring lasting change to Mexican workers?
This July marked the second anniversary of the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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Using trade preferences to raise labour standards and protect human rights
Canada’s trade preference programs should be improved to raise living standards and improve working conditions and environmental policies
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Why farmers are not celebrating CETA’s five-year anniversary
CETA cannot and will never deliver on the promises made to the beef and pork sectors. It will, however, continue doing serious harm to our…
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For Canada’s autoworkers, CETA has not lived up to its billing
Five years ago, Canada’s free trade pact with Europe came into force. Well, some of it did at least.
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CETA at five: working as intended but not as promised
In some areas, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is worse than we predicted. We present five reasons why we’re not celebrating its fifth…
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Hunt for interprovincial trade barriers is stalling Canada’s post-pandemic reconstruction
Trade agreement doesn’t age well in a post-pandemic reality, with little mention of worker protections, environmental policy, or critical infrastructure.
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MC12: a failure of international health diplomacy
Corporate lobbying and WTO pressure-cooker tactics killed the TRIPS waiver. Countries must find the courage to take on Big Pharma at home.
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