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1. Softwood lumber tariffs—another hostile trade salvo from Trump administration

   The Trump administration this week announced that it will impose new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports. Specifically, the U.S. Commerce Department will apply countervailing duties, ranging from 3 per cent to 24 per cent, ...

2. Canada’s current agricultural supply management system—not worth fighting for

   In one of his continuing stream of complaints and threats to dissolve NAFTA, President Trump recently took aim at Canada’s dairy industry stating that the U.S. can’t let Ottawa “take advantage” of the trade relationship, and that what ...

3. Trump’s NAFTA plans (and the impact on Canada) beginning to take shape

   After denouncing NAFTA during his presidential campaign as the worst trade agreement ever signed by the United States, the President Donald Trump has been vague about specific objectives with regard to renegotiating the trade agreement. ...

4. The case for free trade should not rely on mercantilism

   Writing in the Globe and Mail recently, Colin Robertson, vice-president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, makes a good case for a bold approach by Canada’s government if NAFTA is to be renegotiated. Unfortunately, he misses a ...

5. Trump administration may undermine visa program, threaten Canadian-held jobs

   Last night during a rally in Kentucky, President Donald Trump said, “We’re starting on NAFTA very soon”—a signal that renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement may be imminent. NAFTA created a special nonimmigrant ...

6. The less work required, the happier we’ll be

   A common view is that work is fundamentally a "good" thing. After all, if people don't work, they'll sit idle and not be able to provide for themselves. While the idea is simple enough, it has some powerful, albeit ...

7. Protection or prosperity?

   Appeared in The American Thinker, February 22, 2017 President Donald Trump has vowed to renegotiate NAFTA, which he calls “a disaster.” But before he tears up the trade deal and walls America off from the world with a man-made mountain of tariffs, let’s ...

8. Trump’s trade ‘tweaks’ may substantially impact Canadian economy

   Changes may discourage Canadian firms from buying cheaper imports from non-U.S. sources. ...

9. If NAFTA falls—the implications for Canada

   It remains unclear when President Trump will move to renegotiate NAFTA or what exactly his demands will be in any renegotiation. Given the fraught political relations between Mexico and the United States stemming from, among other things ...

10. Free trade is vital to Ontario

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 1, 2017 Alberta recently got some good news from the United States when President Trump said he would approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which will help ensure Alberta receives a globally competitive price for its oil. ...