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Ontario’s Green Energy Act and the WTO Download 416.21 KB28 pages This study examines the WTO ruling on Ontario’s Green Energy Act, its implications, and options…

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that the Ontario Green Energy Act’s local content requirements conflict with…

Impact of the trade agreement between Europe and Canada on the costs of patented drugs Download 148.17 KB 7 pages This study finds that the Comprehensive…

OTTAWA—The Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) will result in significantly higher drug costs for Canadians, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre…

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Ottawa—L’Accord économique et commercial global entre le Canada et l’Union européenne (AECG) mènera à une hausse significative du…

After weeks of rumours, it’s now official: the CETA talks have produced an “agreement-in-principle”. This proposed treaty is about far more than simply trade. It…

Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade Download 137.9 KB 6 pages CCPA Senior Research Fellow testified to the House of…

With Prime Minister Harper making the diplomatic rounds in Europe, media interest has heightened this week regarding the potential free trade agreement which his government…

The stakes are high in the last stages of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) talks, yet there remains a serious lack of…

The comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA), now in the final stage of negotiations between Canada and the European Union, presents Canadians with dubious trade…

Download 1.2 MB 42 pages This report also examines the potential impact of providing foreign investors with increased access to public procurement and the impact…

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Ottawa – The proposed Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and other trade and investment treaties threaten the sustainability…
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