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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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Putting Canadians At Risk
How the federal government’s deregulation agenda threatens health and environmental standards Download 531.52 KB 61 pages Attachments Summary: Putting Canadians At Risk: How the federal…
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There’s nothing smart about “smart regulation”—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Federal deregulation—euphemistically called “smart regulation”—poses a serious threat to public health and the environment, says a new report…
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Crunch Time in Geneva
Benchmarks, plurilaterals, domestic regulation and other pressure tactics in the GATS negotiations Download 348.25 KB28 pages Global civil society should not be lulled into complacency…
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The GATS Negotiations and Canadian Telecommunications Foreign Ownership Limits
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How the GATS Undermines the Right to Regulate
Lessons from the US-Gambling Case Download 187.85 KB15 pages
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The GATS and South Africa’s National Health Act
A Cautionary Tale Download 341.76 KB40 pages This new study shows how South Africa’s flagship health legislation conflicts with binding commitments the former apartheid regime…
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Perdre la culture canadienne
Le danger de la propiété étrangère des télécommunications Download 123.64 KB 10 pages
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Foreign ownership of telecom puts Canadian culture at risk—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The federal government will jeopardize Canadian culture by allowing foreign ownership of our telecommunications industry, says a new…
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Time to draw a line in the sand on the softwood lumber dispute—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—It’s time to play hardball with the US Administration on the long-running softwood lumber dispute, says a report…
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Time to draw a line in the sand
NAFTA and the softwood lumber dispute In the lead-up to the NAFTA leaders’ meeting in Waco Texas, former free trade negotiator Gordon Ritchie called on…
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