Trade and Investment Research Project
@ccpa-tirp.bsky.social
A project of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives that pools expertise from NGOs, unions and academics studying trade treaties and globalization. Directed by CCPA Researcher Stuart Trew.
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Taking bets on what's not going to happen first: Taiwan joining CPTPP or China joining CPTPP. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
China stalling effort to join Pacific trade group - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Taking bets on what's not going to happen first: Taiwan joining CPTPP or China joining CPTPP. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
The #CUSMA review is going to be about tech and AI policy. Canada is a sitting duck, as we don't have coherent policy.
A not-good-but-not-awful outcome would be a deal with only vague US alignment commitments and more talking, like w/ Korea, Malaysia, etc.
www.politico.com/news/2024/10...
A not-good-but-not-awful outcome would be a deal with only vague US alignment commitments and more talking, like w/ Korea, Malaysia, etc.
www.politico.com/news/2024/10...
Former Trump envoy's advice to Canada: ‘Buckle up’ and pay up
Kelly Craft told an Ottawa audience to expect a “firm conversation” on defense spending if Trump is reelected.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The #CUSMA review is going to be about tech and AI policy. Canada is a sitting duck, as we don't have coherent policy.
A not-good-but-not-awful outcome would be a deal with only vague US alignment commitments and more talking, like w/ Korea, Malaysia, etc.
www.politico.com/news/2024/10...
A not-good-but-not-awful outcome would be a deal with only vague US alignment commitments and more talking, like w/ Korea, Malaysia, etc.
www.politico.com/news/2024/10...
There is a reason the Trudeau gov never finished a feminist foreign policy and Carney abandoned it.
Trade lawyers, lobbyists + free-market ideology rule in Ottawa.
A real FFP is incompatible w/ new corporate trade + investment deals w/ UAE, Ecuador, ASEAN, etc.
FFP = better than these deals.
Trade lawyers, lobbyists + free-market ideology rule in Ottawa.
A real FFP is incompatible w/ new corporate trade + investment deals w/ UAE, Ecuador, ASEAN, etc.
FFP = better than these deals.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
There is a reason the Trudeau gov never finished a feminist foreign policy and Carney abandoned it.
Trade lawyers, lobbyists + free-market ideology rule in Ottawa.
A real FFP is incompatible w/ new corporate trade + investment deals w/ UAE, Ecuador, ASEAN, etc.
FFP = better than these deals.
Trade lawyers, lobbyists + free-market ideology rule in Ottawa.
A real FFP is incompatible w/ new corporate trade + investment deals w/ UAE, Ecuador, ASEAN, etc.
FFP = better than these deals.
"disclosure is cleansing"
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Includes comments from TIRP director Stuart Trew with @policyalternatives.ca.
www.whitecourtstar.com/news/recogni...
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Includes comments from TIRP director Stuart Trew with @policyalternatives.ca.
www.whitecourtstar.com/news/recogni...
'Keep the momentum going': Deal on recognition of goods hailed as step toward interprovincial free trade
The federal government, provinces and territories moved one step closer to free internal trade this week. Find out more here
www.whitecourtstar.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"disclosure is cleansing"
😐
Includes comments from TIRP director Stuart Trew with @policyalternatives.ca.
www.whitecourtstar.com/news/recogni...
😐
Includes comments from TIRP director Stuart Trew with @policyalternatives.ca.
www.whitecourtstar.com/news/recogni...
Corporate profits in Canada set for record 2025, including in the auto sector. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
The Daily — Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, third quarter 2025
Canadian corporations reported an operating profit of $200.0 billion in the third quarter, up $7.4 billion (+3.8%) from the previous quarter. This growth was driven by the financial industries, which ...
www150.statcan.gc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Corporate profits in Canada set for record 2025, including in the auto sector. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
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President Lula and I are focused on increasing trade and deepening our strong partnership between Canada and Brazil.
We’re intensifying free trade negotiations with Mercosur — a bloc of South American nations with a GDP of over $4 trillion, and a massive new export market for Canadian businesses.
We’re intensifying free trade negotiations with Mercosur — a bloc of South American nations with a GDP of over $4 trillion, and a massive new export market for Canadian businesses.
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
President Lula and I are focused on increasing trade and deepening our strong partnership between Canada and Brazil.
We’re intensifying free trade negotiations with Mercosur — a bloc of South American nations with a GDP of over $4 trillion, and a massive new export market for Canadian businesses.
We’re intensifying free trade negotiations with Mercosur — a bloc of South American nations with a GDP of over $4 trillion, and a massive new export market for Canadian businesses.
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British MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
UK MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument - Borderlex - European trade policy
A UK parliamentary committee called on the British government to develop its own economic security ‘doctrine' to protect the country against harm caused by geopolitical adversaries.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
British MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
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Happening tomorrow! Free to sign up! 3pm EST / 6 pm PST us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
North America in the World Economy: Now—and After You-Know-Who. Free to all, register today!
James K. Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and a professorship in Government at The University of Texas ...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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What trade war? StatsCan points out motor companies posted the largest bump in profits among manufacturers, despite tariffs. What were the layoffs and shutdowns for, then? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada’s Corporations Churning Out Profits Despite Tariff Hit
Canada’s corporations continue to expand their profits, even as the economy contends with tariff damage.
www.bloomberg.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What trade war? StatsCan points out motor companies posted the largest bump in profits among manufacturers, despite tariffs. What were the layoffs and shutdowns for, then? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Mark Carney is courting UAE money, to wean Canada off economic dependence on the US.
But the UAE explicitly uses its investments to obtain not only financial returns, but also political influence.
I spoke with CTV @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social on the possibilities and perils.
📺 youtu.be/07AFeEH-Df4
But the UAE explicitly uses its investments to obtain not only financial returns, but also political influence.
I spoke with CTV @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social on the possibilities and perils.
📺 youtu.be/07AFeEH-Df4
Motives and consequences of Mark Carney's attempts to woo the UAE | CTV Your Morning
YouTube video by Akaash Maharaj
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November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Mark Carney is courting UAE money, to wean Canada off economic dependence on the US.
But the UAE explicitly uses its investments to obtain not only financial returns, but also political influence.
I spoke with CTV @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social on the possibilities and perils.
📺 youtu.be/07AFeEH-Df4
But the UAE explicitly uses its investments to obtain not only financial returns, but also political influence.
I spoke with CTV @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social on the possibilities and perils.
📺 youtu.be/07AFeEH-Df4
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Governments should indeed be using their procurement powers to encourage local contracts. The new Buy Ontario Act falls short in important ways. By @noahfry.bsky.social #onpoli
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The Buy Ontario Act is a rebrand with little new to offer - CCPA
On November 20, the government of Ontario announced the Buy Ontario Act. This is a follow up to a 2022 policy—the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act—that favoured Ontarian suppliers within pu...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Governments should indeed be using their procurement powers to encourage local contracts. The new Buy Ontario Act falls short in important ways. By @noahfry.bsky.social #onpoli
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“Home Deport”.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Home Deport”.
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It's official, folks. Canada has abanadoned its feminist foreign policy www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
No more feminist foreign policy, Carney says
Prime Minister, who made the comments at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, has placed less emphasis on feminist policies than the Trudeau government
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's official, folks. Canada has abanadoned its feminist foreign policy www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Buying local is no replacement for an internal capacity to deliver public services. While buying Ontarian is good, employing Ontarians w/in the public service is often more efficient, transparent & affordable' @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social
The Buy Ontario Act is a rebrand with little new to offer - CCPA
On November 20, the government of Ontario announced the Buy Ontario Act. This is a follow up to a 2022 policy—the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act—that favoured Ontarian suppliers within pu...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Buying local is no replacement for an internal capacity to deliver public services. While buying Ontarian is good, employing Ontarians w/in the public service is often more efficient, transparent & affordable' @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social
Openness to privatization, you mean. When you throw meat in the water, you attract sharks. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Canada’s openness to foreign investment catching investors’ attention, Swedish fund manager says
Infrastructure head at one of Europe’s biggest asset managers says fund has high interest in sectors including digital and AI, clean energy
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November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Openness to privatization, you mean. When you throw meat in the water, you attract sharks. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
It's time to commercialize AI, "for the benefit of humanity," PM Carney says after landing some UAE IOUs for critical minerals upgrading. 🤔 nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/21/c...
Carney wraps United Arab Emirates visit with pledge of $70B to be…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It's time to commercialize AI, "for the benefit of humanity," PM Carney says after landing some UAE IOUs for critical minerals upgrading. 🤔 nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/21/c...
More head-scratching contradictions in the trade world. Ford gov wants to prefer Ontario-made goods in public tenders after killing their ability to do so earlier this year—by removing all exceptions in CFTA procurement chapter. 🤔 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ford government to introduce 'Buy Ontario' legislation | CBC News
The Ontario government announced plans to introduce legislation Thursday that would require public-sector organizations to prioritize Ontario-made goods and services first, then Canadian suppliers.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
More head-scratching contradictions in the trade world. Ford gov wants to prefer Ontario-made goods in public tenders after killing their ability to do so earlier this year—by removing all exceptions in CFTA procurement chapter. 🤔 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Today, 100+ organizations and 48 academics from 19 countries around the world, to 🇨🇦DPM Metals Inc
: DPM must permanently shut down its #LomaLarga project in Ecuador and comply with the law
#HandsoffKimsakocha
#KimsakochaNoSeToca
Read in full: shorturl.at/qrVZX
: DPM must permanently shut down its #LomaLarga project in Ecuador and comply with the law
#HandsoffKimsakocha
#KimsakochaNoSeToca
Read in full: shorturl.at/qrVZX
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today, 100+ organizations and 48 academics from 19 countries around the world, to 🇨🇦DPM Metals Inc
: DPM must permanently shut down its #LomaLarga project in Ecuador and comply with the law
#HandsoffKimsakocha
#KimsakochaNoSeToca
Read in full: shorturl.at/qrVZX
: DPM must permanently shut down its #LomaLarga project in Ecuador and comply with the law
#HandsoffKimsakocha
#KimsakochaNoSeToca
Read in full: shorturl.at/qrVZX
There is significant UAE investment in Canadian fossil fuels and the PM is looking for more $$. As countries pull out of investment treaties—due to the liabilities they create for the climate transition—Canada is going the other direction on #ISDS. Stupid.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney signs U.A.E. investment pact, launches trade talks during Abu Dhabi visit | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an investment-protection agreement with the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, during a visit to Abu Dhabi that has involved limited media access as concerns grow the ...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
There is significant UAE investment in Canadian fossil fuels and the PM is looking for more $$. As countries pull out of investment treaties—due to the liabilities they create for the climate transition—Canada is going the other direction on #ISDS. Stupid.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Solid oped.
Canada’s ability to maintain independent digital and cultural policies isn’t a “nice to have” to be traded against US protectionist bullying. It’s *the* fundamental test of whether Canada can remain a sovereign country.
If you don’t stand up for those, you’re not standing up for Canada.
Canada’s ability to maintain independent digital and cultural policies isn’t a “nice to have” to be traded against US protectionist bullying. It’s *the* fundamental test of whether Canada can remain a sovereign country.
If you don’t stand up for those, you’re not standing up for Canada.
Opinion: Canada’s digital sovereignty is crumbling under aggressive U.S. lobbying
After years of insisting Big Tech has to support domestic content, Ottawa is in retreat
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Solid oped.
Canada’s ability to maintain independent digital and cultural policies isn’t a “nice to have” to be traded against US protectionist bullying. It’s *the* fundamental test of whether Canada can remain a sovereign country.
If you don’t stand up for those, you’re not standing up for Canada.
Canada’s ability to maintain independent digital and cultural policies isn’t a “nice to have” to be traded against US protectionist bullying. It’s *the* fundamental test of whether Canada can remain a sovereign country.
If you don’t stand up for those, you’re not standing up for Canada.
Few details here. Most goods available for sale in one province are available in all others already. What does this agreement (wherever it is) improve? But there are potential red flags in the case of unsafe products, energy efficiency stds, etc.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Lifting trade barriers, making it easier to buy Canadian
B.C. leads largest red tape reduction in Canada’s history
news.gov.bc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Few details here. Most goods available for sale in one province are available in all others already. What does this agreement (wherever it is) improve? But there are potential red flags in the case of unsafe products, energy efficiency stds, etc.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Does anyone have a copy of this magical mutual recognition agreement BC is announcing right now? www.youtube.com/live/Rd7Kt60...
Media Availability with Minister Ravi Kahlon
YouTube video by GovernmentofBC
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Does anyone have a copy of this magical mutual recognition agreement BC is announcing right now? www.youtube.com/live/Rd7Kt60...
Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy and trade diversification strategy: government wants to "help" the Philippines "extract its mineral wealth responsibly, ethically, and in an environmentally sustainable and sound manner." 🙃
pbicanada.org/2025/11/19/c...
pbicanada.org/2025/11/19/c...
Canada to pursue free trade negotiations with the Philippines as land and environmental defenders continue to be killed - Peace Brigades International-Canada
Photo: Protest in front of the Embassy of the Philippines in Ottawa, March 14, 2025. Photo by Brent Patterson. On November 5, 2025, the Canadian government tabled a Notice of Intent to enter into free...
pbicanada.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy and trade diversification strategy: government wants to "help" the Philippines "extract its mineral wealth responsibly, ethically, and in an environmentally sustainable and sound manner." 🙃
pbicanada.org/2025/11/19/c...
pbicanada.org/2025/11/19/c...
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NEW: The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a duty-free trade agreement between the U.S. & several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, expired at the end of September & was not renewed by Congress. Industries in these countries are already losing jobs. What comes next? www.iatp.org/end-of-agoa
The End of AGOA? A time for a reset and diversification for the African Union
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is dead — at least for now, and some businesses in both the U.S.
www.iatp.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
NEW: The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a duty-free trade agreement between the U.S. & several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, expired at the end of September & was not renewed by Congress. Industries in these countries are already losing jobs. What comes next? www.iatp.org/end-of-agoa