Reading Time: 3 minutes We must make a major concession to protect the auto sector and that may mean phasing out our farm supply management system
Tag: NAFTA
The Saudi-Canada spat and the New World Order of Oil
Reading Time: 4 minutes What’s been billed as a clash over human rights is really all about oil and the Saudis keeping Canada in its place
Protectionism on the rise as NAFTA talks stall
Reading Time: 3 minutes Against the backdrop of an increasingly fraught political relationship between the U.S. and Mexico, what should Canada do?
Canada can eliminate supply management by following Australia’s lead
Reading Time: 3 minutes The opening of the dairy market was done systematically over eight years to allow time for farmers to transition
Will Trump’s protectionism be the making of Canada?
Reading Time: 4 minutes By blowing up NAFTA, Trump would be forcing Canada to take control of its future once again and commit to building common bonds to preserve our nation’s integrity
Canada must abandon agriculture marketing boards
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why should the U.S. not put barriers up against our products when we so effectively keep out some of theirs?
Canada’s push for unfettered trade should begin at home
Reading Time: 3 minutes Supply management is protectionism by another name. And domestic protectionism shouldn’t be ignored as we seek freer trade
Casting about for new Canadian trade partners
Reading Time: 4 minutes A trade deal between Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand wouldn’t replace the U.S. as the key player in our economy, but at least it would give us more options
Trade wars, food fights and a budget that ignores it all
Reading Time: 4 minutes Duties may look like attractive, simple mechanisms to protect domestic interests. But they’re a very expensive way to retain jobs
“Progressive” trade agenda leads to regressive results
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada wants to include social and environmental standards in trade deals. Countries like China aren’t interested in anything but economic advancement