A new tool to combat unfair trade: calling all governments to adopt reciprocal procurement
Canadian steel producers are often shut out of procurement projects in favour of carbon-intensive, unfairly traded steel from foreign countries, putting Canadian jobs at risk.
‘Not sound strategy’: cracks forming in Senate support for supply-management bill
Four Senators on the Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs and International Trade have indicated their opposition or that they have concerns with Bill C-282.
A tribute to the 80 years of partnership between Peru and Canada
Our nations have demonstrated that geographical distance is not an obstacle for building robust and advantageous relationships.
Keeping Canada-U.K. trade issues in perspective
Two-way trade in goods and services between our two nations totals nearly $45-billion per year. It’s growing, and it’s 99 per cent tariff free. The current kerfuffle is about that remaining one per cent. Let’s keep those orders of magnitude in perspective.
Renewed ‘Team Canada’ effort in the U.S. needs to take advantage of parliamentary links on Capitol Hill, says former Grit MP Easter
‘Those personal relationships built up over time are extremely important and I don’t think are recognized enough by cabinet ministers,’ says Wayne Easter.
Wait for Africa plan brings questions over Canada’s commitment to continent
‘The longer this is delayed, the less chance that it is going to have any lingering impact,’ says the University of Calgary’s Chris W.J. Roberts.
Global trade disruptions and election fever contribute to ‘unpredictable’ 2024 for advocacy, say lobbyists
Pharmacare and Bill C-234, an act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, are likely to be top issues for government relations this year.
Political will and departmental culture change needed to reform foreign service, says Senate committee chair
The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada’s foreign service.
CUSMA and friends? Costa Rican trade minister makes pitch to join North American pact
‘There seems to be good consensus that Costa Rica, like no other country in Latin America, can fit in this agreement,’ says Manuel Tovar of joining the North American deal.
Lessons from Canada’s IPEF absence
Canada needs to worry less about not being in the U.S.’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, and to worry more about the upcoming North American trade pact review and potential renegotiation.
