Michelle Egan

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    Canada’s internal market is long overdue, but serious political effort is required to achieve reform

Canada’s internal market is long overdue, but serious political effort is required to achieve reform

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Amidst President Trump’s talk of renegotiating NAFTA, Canada’s own internal trade barriers and protectionist policies remain an issue. As Michelle Egan writes, despite the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, there is still much to be done to seriously facilitate cross-border trade in Canada.

President Trump on the campaign trail promised to ‘renegotiate or rip up’ the North American Free Trade Agreement. […]

August 22nd, 2017|Canada, Economy, Michelle Egan|0 Comments|
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    For President Trump, tearing up trade agreements may be easier said than done.

For President Trump, tearing up trade agreements may be easier said than done.

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During the campaign, Donald Trump signaled that he would make major changes to US trade policy as president, including renegotiating major existing agreements like NAFTA. Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, Michelle Egan writes that Congress has given the presidency major powers to negotiate trade agreements, meaning that President Trump will be able to change or walk away from existing agreements […]

January 13th, 2017|Michelle Egan, US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood|0 Comments|
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    Including Canada and Mexico in an EU-US free trade agreement would create a genuine transatlantic market that would deliver significant economic benefits.

Including Canada and Mexico in an EU-US free trade agreement would create a genuine transatlantic market that would deliver significant economic benefits.

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Recent months have seen the beginning of negotiations between the US and the European Union towards a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Michelle Egan writes that ‘comprehensive’ trade deals, such as this one, are easy to pursue or target, but are incredibly difficult to achieve. She also argues that including the US’ neighbors, Canada and Mexico, already linked through NAFTA, would […]

September 6th, 2013|Canada, Economy, Mexico, Michelle Egan, US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood|0 Comments|
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