The Three Amigos show pursuit of managed trade, not free trade
The Three Amigos summit mustered a strong counter-message to the pressures for trade protectionism, and notions of disengaging from globalization that are being heard lately in North America and Europe. Brexit and Donald Trump have been the noisiest proponents, but are not the only signs of this shift in attitude. All three leaders correctly pointed […]
“The U.K. has voted to leave the EU. What do you think of this and what does it mean for Canada?”
Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “The Government of Canada respects the choice of the British people to leave the EU. “Canada, the U.K., and the EU are natural trade and strategic partners, strengthened by deep historical ties and common values. Our relations with both parties contribute greatly to the prosperity of all Canadians. We will continue […]
There was massive security for Obama’s second visit to Ottawa, new world since first visit in 2009
PARLIAMENT HILL—A remote-controlled drone aircraft hovered 1,000 feet above Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Langevin Building office on Wellington Street and hundreds of police from federal and provincial agencies were spread throughout the Parliamentary Precinct as a dense wall of unprecedented security protected U.S. President Barack Obama for his arrival on Parliament Hill Wednesday where he […]
As Three Amigos meet, free trade consensus faces stiffest test
The running narrative in the lead-up to this week’s North American Leaders’ Summit has fixated on the fate of the continental trade relationship, with the leading candidates for the U.S. presidency stoking protectionist sentiment as they look to court an angry and restless electorate. The Republicans, the ideologically rigid party of free markets and free trade, appear poised […]
Three Amigos need a human rights vision
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to host his American and Mexican counterparts, President Barack Obama and President Enrique Peña Nieto, at the “Three Amigos” North American Leaders’ Summit. It is the 10th such summit since then-leaders George W. Bush, Vicente Fox and Paul Martin first gathered in Texas in 2005. Past summits have been dominated […]
Canadian political stability, trade, not threatened by Brexit, MPs say
In the days that have passed since the startling referendum outcome that set the United Kingdom on a path to eventually exit the European Union, MPs say economic and political realities have calmed some of the early fears about the effect of the dramatic outcome on Canada. On an economic front, International Trade Minister Chrystia […]
How the Brexit vote looked from the ground
LONDON, U.K.—Let’s put it this way: London’s West End Theatre District was not required for drama during my ongoing stay in Britain. There was enough drama to keep viewers glued to the telly as the tectonic plates of the United Kingdom and the European Union’s political future shifted in jaw-dropping sequence. The all-night referendum coverage […]
Brexit: Long-brewing revolt against globalization feeds economic, political chaos
OTTAWA—It was 2001 in Quebec City and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was getting together with United States President George W. Bush and other leaders to push forward with the U.S.’s hemispheric trade-liberalization plan. That was the heyday of government efforts to reshape the world in keeping with the interests of U.S. corporations, and Bush wanted […]
Innovation Minister Bains most lobbied minister in Trudeau cabinet
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is easily the most lobbied member of the Trudeau cabinet in the Liberal government’s term so far. Mr. Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), the top official of the newly named department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (formerly Industry Canada), had 116 communication reports filed since the new government took office in […]
Canada should talk trade, climate change, Venezuela at Three Amigos summit
The North American Leaders’ Summit that Canada will host at the end of June comes at a critical moment in the North American relationship. As we are nearing the end of United States President Barack Obama’s second term, some have suggested that expectations for the summit are low. I disagree. The trilateral relationship is tremendously […]
