A study estimated the annual benefits of free trade among the provinces at $50 billion to $130 billion, or $7,500 per household per year Why does far-sighted provincial support for international free trade turn into myopic resistance when it comes to similar trade with Canada’s other provinces? After harsh words and even a few tears,
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What’s Rong With Globalization and How to Fix it
on November 23rd, 2016
Originally, globalization was as much about human rights as trade but that changed when a corporate-centric new set of rules was implemented Of all the radical initiatives put forward by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, the notion of blowing up international trade deals is the most popular. But tampering with globalization is risky. Should Trump have
The Folly of Protectionism
on July 2nd, 2015
Free trade creates many more jobs than it ever kills Years ago when I lived in Victoria, British Columbia and manned a small office, a salesman wandered in and tried to sell me his particular photocopier. He noted my current machine was Japanese but his was Canadian. So obviously, I should support Canadian jobs and
Canada Needs Its Own Internal Free Trade Agreement
on June 15th, 2015
It is an embarrassing state of affairs when many small businesses report that North-South trade with the U.S. is easier than East-West trade within Canada. But this is nothing new. It was such a big concern when the North American Free Trade Agreement was coming into force more than two decades ago that the provinces
