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The Impact of EU-Canada Free Trade on the Real Economy Canada already has a large bilateral trade deficit with the EU—$15 billion in goods and…

OTTAWA—A Canada-EU free trade deal would create a huge trade deficit for Canada, resulting in the loss of up to 150,000 Canadian jobs, says a…

Why the “Canadian Model” Cannot Be Used to Promote Financial Liberalization at the World Trade Organization Download 205.98 KB10 pages Despite the 2008 financial meltdown,…

READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The proposed Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) poses a serious threat to Canada’s procurement policies and a broad…

Canada-EU trade treaty threatens Canadian purchasing policies and public services Download 403.75 KB28 pages Drawing heavily on leaked documents, including the draft negotiating text, this…

Download 225.82 KB22 pages Can World Trade Organization negotiations on environmental goods and services play a positive role in reducing climate change? This green justification…

Download 183.35 KB 8 pages This is the transcript of a presentation to the Standing Committee on International Trade on the Canada-U.S. Procurement Agreement made…

READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The tentative Buy American deal fails to gain a meaningful exemption for Canadian suppliers from provisions in the U.S. stimulus…

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Government ministers and Canadian trade officials have avoided saying just how much the tentative deal on Buy American preferences is worth to Canadian suppliers. As…

Proposed procurement deal bad for provincial, local governments Despite the Conservative government’s hopes for a quick deal, prospects for an exemption from the Buy American…

CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT OTTAWA – Des négociations en cours entre Ottawa et Washington au sujet des lois sur l’achat américain pourraient céder…
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