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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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CUSMA review comes into focus
What Trump and the Democrats agree about the future of North American trade
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Webinar: How much is trade policy driven by economic or magical thinking?
Date: June 25, 2026Time: 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET
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Is Canada’s “honeymoon” with China just a negotiating ploy with the U.S.?
As Canada opens doors to more trade with China, the longevity of such plans is not on stable ground
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There are no trade risks to becoming an Apartheid Free Community
Debunking the myths about Canada’s trade-based procurement restrictions
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Trump’s war on Canadian cultural policy
Why the Online News Act and Online Streaming Act are in the crosshairs of the CUSMA review
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Digital divergence splits another WTO ministerial
As the international moratorium on taxing digital trade lapses, Canada and others seek to make it permanent through a controversial agreement
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Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?
Alberta’s promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements.
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Is the U.S. coming for Canada’s dairy supply management?
Trade reforms pushed by U.S. producers and large retailers in the CUSMA review could further compromise domestic industry
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World Trade Organization strikes down climate industrial strategy again
Long-standing conflict between trade disciplines and economic support measures plague global green new deals
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Masters in our own house: Foreign ownership and investment trends in Canada
How much does foreign capital own in the Canadian economy—and how much Canadian capital do we export abroad?
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Where is the Mexican right wing?
A review of The Right Doesn’t exist (But there it is) by Alex González Ormerod
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U.S. Supreme Court complicates—but does not end—Trump’s trade war
The impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on Canada, Mexico and the CUSMA review
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