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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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The EU wants a wide-open banking system. We should say no.
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…
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CETA undermines Canada’s ability to benefit from increased international trade
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…
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CETA: Constraining Manitoba’s Economic Prospects and Policy Options
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…
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Les nouveaux traités commerciaux mettent en danger la réglementation des pêches
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. Ottawa – L’Accord économique et commercial global (AECG) proposé entre le Canada et l’Union européenne et d’autres traités sur le commerce…
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Globalization, Trade Treaties and the Future of the Atlantic Canadian Fisheries
Download 1.72 MB76 pages The report, Globalization, Trade Treaties and the Future of the Atlantic Canadian Fisheries, describes how new treaties could undermine the ability of Canadians…
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New trade treaties jeopardize fisheries regulation
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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Canada – EU Trade Deal Bad for Manitoba
Recent leaks from the negotiations between Canada and EU confirm concerns that a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) would infringe on Manitoba’s ability to…
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Why 38 Ontario municipalities oppose the Canada – EU trade deal
To date, 38 municipalities have passed motions expressing concern about the closed door negotiations for a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) going on between…
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Fast Facts: The CETA and Nova Scotia
Oversold benefits, untold costs After close consideration of the costs and benefits, our new report on the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) concludes that the…
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CETA and Nova Scotia
Who Pays for ‘Free’ Trade? Download 514.25 KB 44 pages This report is a step toward remedying the unjustifiable lack of transparency about the Comprehensive…
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The CETA and Nova Scotia: Oversold Benefits, Untold Costs
Halifax—Close consideration of the probable costs and benefits of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (“CETA”) for Nova Scotia reveals that the agreement’s benefits are being…
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FTA’s Assumed Benefits Can’t Be Found
Last month’s over-the-top “celebrations” of the 25th anniversary of Brian Mulroney and Ronald Reagan’s signing of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement seemed strained, to my mind.…
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