Globalisation and International Economy

From NAFTA to USMCA and the Evolution of US Trade Policy

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.…

International Prudential Standards in a World of Growing Nationalism and Protectionism

Progress in establishing international standards that promote trade, investment and prosperity is facing headwinds from the global rise of nationalism and populism, according to a new report from…

Better in than Out? Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership

<time datetime="2016-04-21T00:01:00-04:00">April 21, 2016</time>

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) promises to have a modest impact on Canada, according to ground breaking research from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Better in than Out? Canada and the Trans-…

The Ill Wind that Blows from Europe: Implications for Canada’s Economy

<time datetime="2014-03-05T14:45:58-05:00">March 5, 2014</time>

The continuing possibility that things could take a turn for the worse in the eurozone ought to be a concern for Canadian policymakers, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe…

Tradable Services: Canada’s Overlooked Success Story

<time datetime="2014-01-09T14:45:06-05:00">January 9, 2014</time>

While manufacturing has been struggling to recoup job losses, Canada’s tradable services sectors have been expanding, providing an increased number of well-paying jobs in Canada in the midst of…

Diplomacy, Trade and Aid: Searching for "Synergies"

<time datetime="2013-11-27T14:45:29-05:00">November 27, 2013</time>

Canada’s foreign aid could be more effective, were strategies in place that addressed the problem of weak host-country governance, which currently renders aid inefficient or even counter-…

Intelligence Memos

Lawrence Herman - Private Rule-Making Elbows into Global Governance

From: Lawrence Herman To: International Standards Observers Date: July 28, 2023 Re: Private Rule-Making Elbows into Global Governance Components of the global order, standards in…

Op-Ed

Climate subsidies like Canada’s $13-billion for Volkswagen herald new trade wars - Globe and Mail Op-Ed

As governments subsidize ever-expanding decarbonization measures, including Volkswagen’s St. Thomas, Ont., battery plant that got $13 billion from Canada, there are clouds gathering on the trade…

Intelligence Memos

Lawrence Herman – Private-Sector Global Standards Still Need Some Government Help

From: Lawrence Herman To: Canadians Concerned About Trade Date: January 3, 2023 Re: Private-Sector Global Standards Still Need Some Government Help Non-state actors are…