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1. Economic Consequences of a Lower Canadian Dollar

   After hovering around parity with the US dollar for three years, Canada?s exchange rate fell sharply in 2013, ending the year near 90 cents (US). Initially, the lower dollar was greeted with relief, especially for our manufacturing exporters. But as the ...

2. Canada's Catch-22: The State of Canada-US Relations in 2014

   Economic and political relations between Canada and the United States, our most important foreign relationship, have worsened since the Fraser Institute's previous report on the state of Canada-US relations, Skating on Thin Ice (Moens, 2010). ...

3. Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Entering a New Era of Strategic Trade Policy

   The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement currently under negotiation will secure a trade alliance between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. These ...

4. Economic Freedom of the World: 2012 Annual Report

   The index published in Economic Freedom of the World 2012 measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to ...

5. MCOOL and the Politics of Country-of-Origin Labeling

   In the United States, Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL) was brought into force in 2008. Because of the bill, American retailers must inform consumers about the country of origin of various classes of meat products including muscle cuts of beef, ...

6. Skating on Thin Ice: Canadian-American Relations in 2010 and 2011

   While cooperation between Canada and the United States has been poor, there are hopeful signs. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/skating-on-thin-ice-us-canada-relations_US.pdf ...

7. Fraser Forum- March 2010: Canada- US Relations in 2010

   In this issue: HST will help, not hinder, Manitobans by Niels Veldhuis and Charles Lammam Implementing a harmonized sales tax in Manitoba would reduce costs for businesses and encourage investment in the province. Global warming on trial by Diane Katz The ...

8. Canada's Economic Relations with China

   As a major trade-dependent nation, Canada has pursued a policy of economic engagement with China, especially since the latter's dramatic growth over the last several decades. While a number of media articles point to Canada's growing economic ...

9. Myths and Realities of TILMA

   On April 28, 2006, the premiers of British Columbia and Alberta signed the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (British Columbia, Ministry of Economic Development, 2006f) with the objective of creating a seamless economic region between the ...

10. Canada and Obama: Canada's Stake in the 2008 US Election

    The aim of this publication is to identify Canadian interests at stake in future American choices and what the main proposals by the new president will mean for Canada. The purpose is to inform the Canadian public about what strategies in dealing with the ...