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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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Canada should resist the “big push” for deeper integration with the US
With Prime Minister Paul Martin about to make a major trip to Washington, many influential business leaders and prominent think-tanks are offering him advice on…
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Indecent Proposal
The Case Against a Canada-U.S. Customs Union Download 210.88 KB28 pages
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Canada has little to gain, much to lose from a customs union with the U.S.
Report OTTAWA–Among the proposals for closer economic ties between Canada and the United States is a call for a Customs Union, which would entail a…
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Canadian postal services and other public services face new threat at the World Trade Organization
Study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–Canada’s public postal system is under threat at the WTO by a proposed expansion of the General Agreement on…
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Des menaces planent toujours sur les services postaux et d’autres services publics canadiens à l’OMC, selon une nouvelle étude
Malgré l’échec des négociations de l’OMC sur la politique de la concurrence et l’investissement suvenu lors de la dernière réunion ministérielle tenue à Cancun, les…
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Return to Sender
The Impact of GATS “Pro-Competitive Regulation” on Postal and Other Public Services Download 1.43 MB220 pages
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Straight Talk
Big Business and the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement Fifteen Years Later Download 49.15 KB
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Despite free trade claims, big business lobby’s members shed jobs and amassed wealth
Report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–With the 15th anniversary of the Canada-US Free Agreement just days away, a new report from the…
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Rough trade
A critique of the draft Cancun ministerial declaration READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–The draft text of the World Trade Organization’s declaration submitted to the…
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Rough Trade
A Critique of the Draft Cancun WTO Ministerial Declaration Download 69.96 KB12 pages
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Canada and developing nations should resist competition policy rules at Cancun WTO Ministerial
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–A new study warns that a WTO agreement on competition policy could have a number of negative consequences. It recommends…
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Competition Policy in the WTO and FTAA
A Trojan Horse for International Trade Negotiations? Download 415.2 KB33 pages
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