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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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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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EU parliament ratifies CETA (only three dozen more votes to go)
Photo of today’s protest outside the European Parliament by Blair Redlin of the Trade Justice Network.
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CETA is no antidote to Trump or his far-right ilk in Europe
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30 years of neglect: a recent history of Canada-U.S. (de)regulatory co-operation
Name Affiliation Country Industry stakeholders Sarah Amick Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) US Tim Brown Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) US Sandra Carey International Molybdenum Association…
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Trump’s assault on regulations and the NAFTA renegotiation
U.S. President Donald Trump’s January 30 executive action on reducing regulations has been obscured by the uproar in response to his Muslim immigration ban, Mexican…
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From NAFTA to CETA: Corporate lobbying through the back door
Download 1.35 MB21 pages Business lobby groups have long complained of different consumer protection and health measures creating unreasonable “barriers” to trade and investment. They…
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What will Trump target in a NAFTA renegotiation?
On his first full day in office, Donald Trump made good on his pledge to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), effectively killing the deal.…
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The Risks of Rushing CETA
A briefing note on Bill C-30, implementing legislation for the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Download 127.42 KB7 pages The implementing legislation for the…
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Should Canada Ratify CETA?
CCPA Submission to the Parliamentary Committee on International Trade Download 165.31 KB11 pages CETA is much more than a trade deal. It is therefore not…
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CETA: Why the big rush to ratify?
Germans protest CETA in November 2016 (Photo by Pay Numrich / Campact).
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