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I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Can I now say, “I told you so”?
A quarter century ago, I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Now that Trump’s tariffs may signal the beginning of the end of globalization, do I get to say, “I told you so?”
Kazakhstan revokes $54.5M arbitration award to Canadian junior
Kazakhstan has overturned a $54.5 million arbitral award previously granted to World Wide Minerals Ltd., a Canadian junior miner, in relation to a terminated uranium processing project.
The new Canada-Ecuador trade deal pushes anti-democratic trade policy
Amidst all the chaos brought on by Trump’s tariff threats, Canada’s federal trade minister celebrated a minor win this month: the finalization of a trade agreement with Ecuador.
Gold Reserve announces Portugal court enters judgment against Venezuela confirming arbitration award valued in excess of $1.1 billion
On February 20, 2025, the Lisbon Court of Appeal issued an Order granting Gold Reserve’s application to confirm the award in Portugal.
Re-imagining trade for people and the planet
Progressive new trade policies and agreements driven by global environmental objectives, as well as decades-old attempts through the United Nations General Assembly to reshape the global trade system and decolonize it, offer some direction.
Time to think beyond ‘worthless’ free trade agreements: Economists
Why should we feel constrained by a free trade agreement? If we could make a compelling economic and policy case to renationalize a key industry, we should just do it and we should stop worrying about whether it’s allowed in the free trade agreement or not.
Good for mining but bad for democracy? Why Indigenous groups in Ecuador oppose free trade deal with Canada
Ecuador's largest Indigenous organization is vowing to fight a now-concluded free trade agreement with Canada, warning it could encourage human rights abuses in the ecologically and culturally diverse South American country.
New Finnish envoy hopes to see Canada’s EU trade pact fully online
New Ambassador Hanna-Leena Korteniemi says CETA is a 'standing speaking point' for Finland to its EU counterparts.
Why CUSMA isn't going to stop US tariffs if Trump wants them to happen
Economics and trade law experts say the US could, under CUSMA, cite national security as a rationale for its actions and plow ahead with tariffs knowing Canada can't prevent that from happening.
Noboa announces trade agreement between Ecuador and Canada
The President of Ecuador announced that after months of negotiations his country has finally reached a trade agreement with Canada, although he did not give a date for its signing and entry into force.