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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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Can NAFTA be fixed? Six modest proposals
The Trump administration’s long-running NAFTA drama took centre stage this week as the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its objectives for the impending renegotiation—and it…
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Renegotiating NAFTA
CCPA submission to Global Affairs Canada on the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement Download 230.21 KB27 pages Global Affairs Canada…
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Trump embraces the NAFTA disaster
Trump signs an executive order to withdraw the United States from the TPP, January 23, 2017 (White House)
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Populism ascending
Photo of Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore. Donald Trump was still about two weeks away from winning the U.S. presidency when The Populist Explosion was…
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TiSA Troubles
Services, democracy and corporate rule in the Trump era Download 3.6 MB48 pages This study, co-published with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, examines the adverse impacts…
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What is the NAFTA advantage?
Putting the tariff impacts of a Trump termination in perspective Download 524.66 KB18 pages This report investigates the tariff impacts on Canadian exports if the…
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Cost to Canada if Trump administration terminates NAFTA would be “modest,” not disastrous: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—New research from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reveals that a potential U.S. withdrawal from the North…
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A Canada-China Free Trade Agreement?
CCPA Submission to Global Affairs Canada on a possible Canada-China FTA Download 180.01 KB 9 pages Global Affairs Canada is currently consulting Canadians on a…
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PBO lukewarm on CETA in new impact assessment
A new study from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer confirms the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) offers only modest benefits for…
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Five things to know about the Canadian Free Trade Agreement
Late last week, federal, provincial and territorial governments jointly celebrated the conclusion of a new internal trade deal they’re calling the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.…
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Trade deal ups risks in Chinese firm’s takeover of seniors’ care giant
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo by Adam Scotti, PMO.
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