The New Multilateralism: The Shift to Private Global Regulation
Global commerce is experiencing a rapid shift from government- to private-sector standard-setting for everything from product safety and quality to corporate behavior abroad, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The New Multilateralism: The Shift to Private Global Regulation,” respected trade lawyer Lawrence Herman identifies a broad shift to rulemaking […] Breaking Free: A Post-mercantilist Trade and Productivity Agenda for Canada
To revitalize its flagging trade and productivity performance, Canada should adapt its international trade and investment policies to a world of global value chains, evolving trade and investment patterns, and deepening economic integration; according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Breaking Free: A Post-mercantilist Trade and Productivity Agenda for Canada,” Research […] What CIDA Should Do: The Case for Focusing Aid on Better Schools
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) could improve its development aid impact by focusing on basic education, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In What CIDA Should Do: The Case for Focusing Aid on Better Schools, author John Richards documents the importance of universal literacy in enabling countries to escape […] Canada needs to be at the Pacific table: Financial Post Op-Ed
Published in the Financial Post on March 14, 2012
By Laura Dawson and Daniel Schwanen
International Trade Minister Ed Fast and his officials have been globe-hopping in an effort to promote Canada’s genuine interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. These attempts to shore up support from the United States and the bloc’s other eight members highlight the government’s recognition of the importance of this agreement to building Canada’s trade ties across the Pacific.
The TPP aims to bring trade and investment relations between East and West into the 21st century. The rules and commitments of the TPP will extend far beyond those of any existing free trade agreement, essentially redefining the rules of global…
Can Canada join the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Why wanting it is not enough
Canada needs a seat at negotiations toward a new Trans-Pacific Partnership on trade to reap the full benefits of doing business with the emerging powerhouse economies of East Asia, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In Can Canada join the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Why wanting it is not enough, trade expert […] Reforming the Investment Canada Act: Walk More Softly, Carry a Bigger Stick
Ottawa should transform the Investment Canada Act to create a broader, more transparent foreign investment review regime to encourage investment inflows while protecting Canadian national interests, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Reforming the Investment Canada Act: Walk More Softly, Carry a Bigger Stick,” authors Philippe Bergevin and Daniel Schwanen […]Go Big or Go Home: Priorities for the Canada-EU Economic and Trade Agreement
Canada should set ambitious goals in trade talks with the European Union (EU), which resume next week, since it has much to gain from a comprehensive trade accord, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Go Big or Go Home: Priorities for the Canada-EU Economic and Trade Agreement,” Daniel Schwanen, […] Beyond the Border and Back to the Future: Seizing the Opportunity to Enhance Canadian and US Economic Growth and Security
Canada and the United States face a rare window of opportunity to reduce security risks and foster more fruitful flows of commerce across their common border, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Beyond the Border and Back to the Future: Seizing the Opportunity to Enhance Canadian and US Economic […]Does Canada Have an India Strategy? Why it Should and What Both Sides Can Gain from Comprehensive Talks
Canada’s trade talks with India, to avoid mutual disappointment, need ambitious goals, supported by a strategic approach and political will, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Does Canada Have an India Strategy? Why it Should and What Both Sides Can Gain from Comprehensive Talks,” author Dr. Wendy Dobson warns that Canada’s […]Pulling the Plug on Monopoly Power: Reform for the Canadian Wheat Board
Ending the monopoly power of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) makes sense, owing to its apparent inability to deliver strong returns for farmers, while limiting farmers’ choices on sales practices, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Pulling the Plug on Monopoly Power: Reform for the Canadian Wheat Board,” authors […]Pre-Clear Border Shipping: Financial Post Op-Ed
Published in the Financial Post on September 20, 2010
By Michael Hart
For nearly a century, Canadian and American officials have worked together to reduce the divide created by their common border. Until 9/11, their efforts were crowned with increasing success; after 9/11, security concerns thickened the border and undermined the benefits that Canadians and Americans had come to expect from what Sir Winston Churchill once characterized as the world’s longest undefended border.
This downward spiral need not, and should not, continue. Modern technology allows the two governments to return to the successful trajectory of the past by pre-clearing as many people and goods as possible before they arrive at the…