Category Archives: Canada-US trade
Globe & Mail Op-Ed Piece – 13 January 2025
Trump’s Tariff Threats – Ending the Canada-US “Special Relationship”
Preparing for CUSMA Re-Negotiations
PM Brian Mulroney-His Trade Legacy under Threat
More Protectionism is Poor Trade Policy
Green Subsidies & Trade Wars – Commentary
One of the serious shortcomings of the global trading order – as represented by the WTO & its multilateral rules-based system – is that it is based on a commercial world that no longer exists. The rules are not adequate to deal with modern trade challenges, particularly climate change & decarboniztion. This short piece suggests… Read More »
Canadian Trade Under Threat by Biden’s Tax Credit Plan
Line 5 & the Canada-US Pipeline Treaty
This comment looks at the 1977 Pipeline Treaty, binding on the United States, designed especially to guaranty unimpeded pipeline transit. It was approved by the U.S. Senate (including by then Senator Biden) specifically to prevent any state or province from interfering with hydrocarbon shipments. This means the U.S. president has to take steps to ensure… Read More »