<time datetime="2019-07-25T00:01:00-04:00">July 25, 2019</time>

The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will help the Trump administration fulfill some of its economic objectives, but stands to shrink GDP and lower economic welfare throughout the…

<time datetime="2019-07-03T00:01:00-04:00">July 3, 2019</time>

The new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) sets out rules of origin for auto products that need greater clarity to provide certainty for the businesses who must apply them, states a new…

<time datetime="2019-06-25T00:00:05-04:00">June 25, 2019</time>

The Trump administration has pursued a sharply different – and for its trade partners unsettling – trade policy from that followed by all previous American administrations in the postwar period.…

<time datetime="2018-08-02T00:00:01-04:00">August 2, 2018</time>

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…

<time datetime="2018-07-26T00:00:01-04:00">July 26, 2018</time>

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…

<time datetime="2018-06-19T00:00:01-04:00">June 19, 2018</time>

The Trump Administration is deploying uncertainty as a new weapon in trade protection, according to an analysis published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Weaponizing Uncertainty” authors Meredith…

Intelligence Memos
From: Dan Ciuriak To: Canadian Trade Watchers Date: July 3, 2024 Re: Industrial Policy Lessons from a Dairy Pot Calling Canada’s Kettle Black Industrial policy is very much in…
Op-Ed
Published in the Globe and Mail The three-country review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) starts in 2026. Whoever’s in the White House – whether it’s Joe Biden or Donald Trump –…
Op-Ed
Published in The Globe and Mail Resources have been a major part of Canada’s economic prosperity since its founding. Yet, many Canadians downplay these important assets, viewing resources as a “curse…