<time datetime="2023-05-25T00:00:01-04:00">May 25, 2023</time>

1. Introduction

This Verbatim develops and elaborates on remarks by the author at the Trade Policy…

<time datetime="2022-02-10T00:00:01-05:00">February 10, 2022</time>

Canada-ASEAN Trade Deal Critical Pivot for Wider Economic Engagement in the East

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<time datetime="2020-07-07T00:01:00-04:00">July 7, 2020</time>

Boost Internal Trade with Key Reforms to CFTA

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<time datetime="2020-06-30T00:01:00-04:00">June 30, 2020</time>

June 30, 2020 – The new North American trade deal takes effect on July 1 amid heightened uncertainty about its likely impacts. The effect of the COVID-19 crisis on supply chains, the digital…

<time datetime="2020-02-21T00:01:00-05:00">February 21, 2020</time>

February 21, 2020 – The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), as amended by the Protocol of Amendment signed December 10, 2019, represents a major overhaul of the now-dated 1994 North…

<time datetime="2019-07-25T00:01:00-04:00">July 25, 2019</time>

The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will help the Trump administration fulfill some of its economic objectives, but stands to shrink GDP and lower economic welfare throughout the…

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