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1. Keeping Iran on the Strait and Narrow

   Appeared in The Mark Iran is making lots of noise about closing the Strait of Hormuz, the vital international waterway that carries 17 million barrels of oil every day—35 percent of the crude oil transported by sea. The control of the Persian Gulf region ...

2. 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, ...

3. Renewed hope for a more efficient Canada-U.S. border

   Appeared in Trail Daily Times The new border security agreement to be announced by Prime Minister Harper and President Barack Obama is badly needed and should bring some relief to Canadian traders, travelers, and tax payers. Harper has managed to convince ...

4. Canada's dairy cartel vs. consumers

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald When Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Honolulu recently and announced Canada wants in on talks to create a proposed pan-Pacific free trade zone, other countries brought up our anti-free trade “supply management” boards.  ...

5. Reach of the American octopus calls for stamina in Canada-U.S. relations

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun Pierre Trudeau once compared Canada’s relationship with the United States to sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly the elephant; one is affected by every twitch and grunt. But it seems today a more apt description ...

6. Three pro-consumer ideas for reducing US-Canada price discrepancies

   Appeared in Trail Daily Times Despite 22 years of free trade with Americans, consumers in Canada regularly pay more compared to the U.S. price tag on similar items. That fact has finally come to the attention of Ottawa: “Canadians are irritated when they ...

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...

10. 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 ...