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The announcement on January 9, 2022, that Canada and Taiwan have agreed to launch exploratory discussions toward conclusion of a Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA) has been a long time coming–and is very timely. It may constitute a down-payment on an Indo-Pacific Strategy that is reportedly under preparation in Ottawa. Discussion of a possible FIPA […]
Written by: Hugh Stephens
China surprised many in the trade policy world last September by formally applying for membership in the 11 country “Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership” (CPTPP), the trade agreement that rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the 12 country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). There is no guarantee that the current members will agree to negotiate […]
Written by: Hugh Stephens
Simpson Centre New Growth: Reviews of Current Ag Policy Research and Articles Source: Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy Summary: A new website was recently launched by the Simpson Centre, produced through the two-year Carbon Program, a major program of study focused on agriculture-based greenhouse gas emissions with the goal of developing policies to […]
Written by: Karen Spencer
You could say Dr. Kent Fellows has become a fixture on the University of Calgary campus. The Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and the School of Public Policy has been at the university as a student and professor now for a number of years. Fellows has been in his current position since September […]
China’s application on September 16 to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the eleven state plurilateral trade agreement that was signed in 2018 after the United States withdrew from its predecessor, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is a clever political and strategic move on China’s part. It also raises the question as to whether China […]
Written by: Hugh Stephens