Category Archives: Trade Remedies

Chinese Electric Vehicles – An emerging threat? This is an article of mine published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (https://macdonaldlaurier.ca) about trade actions by Western governments to combat the influx of subsidized Chinese vehicles.

A trade war over Chinese electric vehicles looms large

China and the Global EV Challenge

This opinion piece the The Globe and Mail (Toronto, 30 January 2024) discusses the ongoing trade war between China and the West, as massively subsidized Chinese EVs, batteries and other automotive components enter the global marketplace. With trade restrictions against Chinese EVs in the US and a trade action just starting in the EU, this… Read More »

Recent Developments in Canada’s Trade Law Regime

In this short commentary, I describe some notable developments in Canada’s trade remedy system, heralding what seems to be a more agressive approach by the Federal government in dealing with imported goods, with China being in the focus. Trade Remedy Update-CD Howe Memo 11 May 2023

Canadian Trade Laws – Need for More Surgical Use

This memo issued by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) looks at certain American trade laws and whether Canada could use some of these US models more effectively, to the benefit of open markets and Canadian commercial interests, while sticking to WTO rules. Surgical Use of Cdn Trade Laws – CGAI Nov 2020

Seven Trade Moves to Watch For Under Joe Biden

This is a Globe and Mail (Toronto) column, 12 November 2020, reviewing some of the key trade policy issues likely to percolate to the surface as between Canada and the US under Joe Biden’s presidency. Canada-US Trade Under President Biden

Assessing Trade-Related Risks

This article appeared as an op-ed commentary in the Toronto Globe & Mail Report on Business, 26 November 2019. It notes the shattering of the established global trade order and recommends more attention to corporate reporting of trade-related risks in light of these developments. Climate-change risks are increasingly being reported by public issuers. I suggest standards… Read More »

NAFTA’s Future & Canada versus US at the WTO

This is a short interview on BNN January 11th discussing the future of NAFTA and Canada’s massive WTO case against the US and its trade remedy system. https://www.bnn.ca/economics/video/trade-lawyer-the-bell-is-tolling-for-nafta~1301346

Softwood Lumber Redux

Here is a comment of mine in the Globe & Mail, 27 April 2017, on the softwood lumber dispute between Canada (“Softwood Five”) and the US and why it just won’t go away. Softwood Lumber Redux

A Basic Trade Remedy Primer

Clients and friends of the firm have asked for a basic outline of the Canadian trade remedy system – meaning all about anti-dumping and countervailing duties. Here is that outline as a kind of primer, written in what I hope is plain English and with as little legal jargon as possible. Just click on the… Read More »

Another WTO Aircraft Battle?

According to the media, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is threatening another WTO case against Bombardier, challenging the $1 billion equity infusion provided for the C Series by the Quebec government and, possibly, another $1 billion under consideration from the Feds. The following are some initial impressions from reading these recent reports. Only Brazil Can… Read More »