Tag Archives: international trade

Want to understand current Canada-US relations? Look at the 1930s

Posted on June 19, 2018 by bhaggart

One of the reasons it’s hard for Canadians to understand fully the threat posed by Trump and deeper currents in US politics is that Trump has ripped up the rulebook that has governed the Canada-U.S. relationship for over seventy years. … Continue reading →

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Memo: The long-term Canadian response to the Trump presidency

Posted on June 9, 2018 by bhaggart

I wrote this memo in November-December 2016 and circulated it to a few people in and around government. Sadly, I think it’s held up quite well. Posting it here for posterity. For me, one of the key takeaways is that … Continue reading →

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How vulnerable are intellectual-property provisions in trade agreements?

Posted on June 6, 2013 by bhaggart

Original Research Week continues here in the Orangespace. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about intellectual-property provisions in trade agreements. (As have a number of other people.) We’ve gotten to a point in the global economy where it almost doesn’t … Continue reading →

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