Category Archives: Trade & Investment
Gordie Howe Bridge & Bilateral Trade Disputes
Constitutional Issues – Federal Powers Need to be Used
Policy Magazine – G7 & Its Challenges
Canada’s Trade Options
Trump’s Tariffs & Canada’s Legal Challenges
Globe & Mail Op-Ed Piece – 13 January 2025
Business Engagement is Vital
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) – Some Comments
The proliferation of bilateral international investment agreements (IIAs) globally, with their binding Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions, means that investment arbitrations will be an ongoing feature of business relations in many parts of the world. Even if some countries are terminating their IIAs, investment arbitrations will continue, the challenge for governments being to respond to… Read More »
World of Trade in 2023
In January 2023, I wrote an opinion piece for the Globe and Mail (Toronto) about the coming year’s prospects for the multilateral trading system, giving all the problems confronting the WTO. The piece outlines, in brief fashion, some themes for the year to come. Globe and Mail – Challenges for Global Trade in 2023