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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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February 2005: OPEC and the Alberta Advantage
Alberta’s oil riches created by OPEC, not by politicians or CEOs To fully understand oil-rich Alberta’s status as Canada’s most affluent province, and how it…
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February 2005: Putting “Pizza Party” Math to Rest
Using social justice issues to teach math engages, stimulates students A snail is climbing a tree 10 m high. Every day, the snail climbs 3…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2005, Volume 8, Number 1 Download 555.68 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Women’s Employment in BC: Effects of Government Downsizing and Policy Changes Rolling…
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Believe it or not — this time it’s not just about the money
On Feb 11, Ken Dryden, the federal Minister of Social Development, will meet in Vancouver with his provincial and territorial counterparts to finalize the agreement…
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New opportunities for Nova Scotia
The provincial government finds itself facing a better financial position than it has in more than a decade. The Auditor General has pegged the forecast…
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British Columbia’s Forest Health Crisis: Charting a New Course
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Saskatchewan Notes: The “Melfort” Rape and Children’s Rights
Why R v Edmondson Matters to All Canadian Kids Download 340.5 KB4 pages
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Divide and Conquer: The FTAA, U.S. Trade Strategy and Public Services in the Americas
Download 850.63 KB33 pages
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FTAA negotiations stalled, but U.S. negotiating efforts intensifying–study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT With the January 1, 2005 deadline for concluding a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) over, hemispheric…
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Tax cuts and fiscal retrenchment wrong roads to follow
Economic outlook calls for more government investment in Manitoba economy CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Winnipeg— The Manitoba economy performed relatively well in…
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