From: Robert Mysicka To: Canada’s Premiers Re: Time to Walk the Talk on Trade Date: August 23, 2018 When the wheels of justice move too slowly to keep pace with social or economic progress, it falls on politicians to make swifter decisions to achieve modernization in the law. So it is that in the wake […]
From: Jon Johnson To: US Senators and Representatives who support the inclusion of a Sunset Clause in NAFTA (2) Date: August 20, 2018 Re: Would the US Not be Worse Off with a NAFTA Sunset Clause? US negotiators are demanding that NAFTA (2) include a “sunset clause” under which the new agreement would automatically terminate […]
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadians Concerned about US Section 232 Tariffs Date: August 16, 2018 Re: What to do about 232? Can Congress or the Courts Block Trump (Part Two) Yesterday we considered congressional actions respecting President Trump’s use of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Today, the role of the US […]
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadians Concerned about US Section 232 Tariffs Date: August 15, 2018 Re: What to do about 232? Can Congress or the Courts Block Trump (Part One) In No. 47 of the Federalist Papers, James Madison emphasized that the preservation of liberty requires that the three great seats of power (legislative, executive […]
From: Dan Ciuriak To: Canadians Concerned about Tariffs Date: August 3, 2018 Re: Trade Peace in Our Time? Following a campaign laced with invective against America’s trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the world absorbed for the better part of a year and a […]
August 2, 2018 —The long trade peace that took hold with the signing of the GATT in 1947 is over, according to an analysis published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The March into Trade Wars: US Policy Aims and the Implications for Reconciliation” author Dan Ciuriak contends the world is embroiled in a trade […]
From: Daniel Schwanen To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Date: August 1, 2018 Re: How to Find More Foreign Direct Investment Canada, like other economies, seeks to attract foreign direct investment to help grow its standard of living. In recent years, however, Canada has struggled to attract such investments. Foreign investments that […]
From: Dan Ciuriak To: Canadians Concerned about Tariffs Date: July 27, 2018 Re: Trade Peace in Our Time? The joint statement on a trade-war truce by Donald Trump and European Commission President Juncker on Wednesday met many receptions. For Mr. Trump’s base, it has played as a triumph – the consequence of US tariffs and threats of escalation by […]
Canada’s performance in attracting foreign direct investment faces serious headwinds, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Foreign Direct Investment in Canada – The Case for Further Openness and Transparency” author Daniel Schwanen makes a case for more open and transparent foreign investment rules in Canada.
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadians Concerned about the Canadian Auto Industry Date: July 18, 2018 Re: What We Can Expect Tomorrow at the Washington Hearing on Section 232 and Autos The US Commerce Department has scheduled a hearing tomorrow, in connection with its investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, on […]
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadians Concerned about NAFTA Date: July 10, 2018 Re: Section 232 Tariffs and the Automotive Threat (Part Two) The imposition of 20-percent tariffs against automotive products under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is not a foregone conclusion. First, there will be intense lobbying against the imposition of such tariffs. All […]
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadians Concerned about NAFTA Date: July 9, 2018 Re: Section 232 Tariffs and the Automotive Threat (Part One) The US Commerce Department is aiming to have its investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 respecting the effect of imports of autos and auto parts on US national security wrapped up before […]
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August 2, 2018 —The long trade peace that took hold with the signing of the GATT in 1947 is over, according to an analysis published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The March into Trade Wars: US Policy Aims and the Implications for Reconciliation” author Dan Ciuriak contends the world is embroiled in a trade […] 
Canada’s performance in attracting foreign direct investment faces serious headwinds, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Foreign Direct Investment in Canada – The Case for Further Openness and Transparency” author Daniel Schwanen makes a case for more open and transparent foreign investment rules in Canada.