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A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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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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Sunny ways for Canadian solar?
Canada’s trade win over U.S. tariffs on solar product imports is a good thing, but a regional strategy for decarbonization is where the money—and climate…
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At the WTO, Canada fiddles while the pandemic rages on
Temporarily suspending trade rules covering COVID-19 vaccines and treatments would speed up the global recovery. Our government has other plans.
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The false hopes and empty promises of investment treaty modernization
A Canadian company’s successful challenge to a precautionary mining ban in Colombia shows how little investor–state dispute panels care about the right to regulate.
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CUSMA’s labour mechanisms a testing ground for protecting North American workers
Will the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement usher in a new era for labour protections in North America?
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A Canada–U.K. deal that protects Big Oil? We should be cheesed off.
A post-CETA free trade deal with the United Kingdom should facilitate decarbonization and a just transition, not get in the way.
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The Rise and Demise of NAFTA Chapter 11
Download 724.63 KB 62 pages The removal of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) from the renegotiated NAFTA was a critical victory for democratic sovereignty over investor…
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NAFTA investor lawsuits cost Canada more than $376 million and remain a threat: report
Canada remains vulnerable to costly NAFTA investor–state lawsuits even after removing the controversial dispute settlement process from the renegotiated NAFTA deal, according to a new report from…
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Open letter: Canada must support global access to COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO
This letter was sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 10, 2021. Dear Prime Minister, Since the beginning of the pandemic, world leaders have…
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Civil society groups urge Canada to support global access to COVID-19 vaccine at WTO
OTTAWA – As governments around the world prepare for World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings on intellectual property rights March 10-11, civil society groups are urging…
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Trade Agreements Like NAFTA Are a Menace to Democracy
On his first day in office, US president Joe Biden revoked the permit for the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. The partially built project was…
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