Reading Time: 8 minutes If this is the best the Americans can do to counter China, then Canada has to look elsewhere
Author: Carlo Dade
As Director of the Trade & Investment Centre at the Canada West Foundation, Carlo Dade develops and leads research to promote growth and profitability in western Canada’s export economy. Carlo has a long history in international public policy most recently as Honourary Senior Fellow in the University of Ottawa’s School of International Development and Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI).
Carlo has been a leading voice in debates on recent Canadian trade agreements, the importance of trade infrastructure to national prosperity, Canada-China relations with a focus on agricultural trade, and western state-provincial relationships in North America. He has a reputation for big-picture thinking and is a leading global expert on pan-Pacific trade, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Pacific Alliance trade blocs. He is one of Canada’s leading commentators on North American competitiveness and Canada-Mexico relations.