international trade

Canada has strong ties to India, but the economic relationship is miniscule. That can and should change.

When we talk about the changing global economy, it’s often a garbled mishmash of seemingly random events. We need a compelling unified narrative.

Canada may never be able to match Australia’s Asia-Pacific strategy, but there is much we can learn from them, argues Hugh Stephens.

An excerpt from Roland Paris’ open letter to Canada’s next Prime Minister.

Hugh Stephens on the benefits of a stronger trade relationship with Asia, especially for Canada’s West Coast.

Pablo Heidrich and Laura Macdonald evaluate the Conservative government’s economic diplomacy.

Canadian companies are globally competitive in many lesser-known sectors beyond oil, wheat, and autos, says Kristelle Audet.

The federal government isn’t the only government in Canada with an international strategy, explains Charles Labrecque.

Tina Jiwon Park assesses the implications of the Canada-Korea FTA for Canada’s future role in the Asia-Pacific region.

An interview with Kalpona Akter, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, on building a more responsible industry.

While much has been made of foreign ownership of land in Africa, the bigger issue is foreign influence on the continent’s food systems, contend Adam Sneyd and Lauren Sneyd.

Chinese trade with Africa is at a record high. It will have to stay there if African countries want to continue growing their economies.

The old debate over Quebec’s place in Confederation has very little relevance to Canada’s economic future or the people chasing that future, argues John Ibbitson.

Trade among Canada, the U.S., and Mexico is now almost four times greater than it was before NAFTA. Here we map out the flow of that trade.

While there has been plenty of criticism of the trade deal, little of it holds up on close inspection, argues Hugh Stephens.

Sam Burton on the need for collaboration between all stakeholders to advance both trade and human rights.

Are commercial success and respect for human rights incompatible? Far from it argues Gerd Schönwälder.

The Global Markets Action plan is a welcome policy development, argues Danielle Goldfarb, but the federal government will need to help Canadian companies leverage it to their advantage.

Steve Saideman on why concluding the CETA is a big deal, but not because Canada is the “first” of the G8 countries to seal a free trade deal with the EU.

John Hancock on how the closing of the Canada-EU free trade agreement could move the global free trade agenda ahead.