NAFTA

News

Oct 18, 2010

AbitibiBowater case pushes NAFTA's 'investor's rights' over Crown land ownership

Frances Russell

Ottawa's $130 million out-of-court settlement with forestry giant AbitibiBowater has created a precedent undermining provincial ownership and control of resources.

Blog

Oct 15, 2018

NAFTA 2.0 and digital rights: the good, the bad, and the worst

Marie Aspiazu

Last week, Canada signed a rebranded NAFTA deal after months of suspense and secretive negotiations. But what does the deal mean for the internet? Here's the lowdown.

Blog

Oct 15, 2018

The false claim of the USMCA's cultural protections

Brent Patterson

Despite the spin, commentators argue that culture and media wasn't protected by the Trudeau government in NAFTA 2.0.

Blog

Oct 10, 2018

Is there life after NAFTA?

Mel Watkins

With one trade agreement having failed us, some are arguing that we should diversify our trade beyond the U.S. market by signing on to more trade deals. But is that the wrong lesson?

Columnists

Oct 9, 2018

After U.S. shuts down Canadian trade talks with China, it now aims to do the same with EU, Japan

Duncan Cameron

In ongoing talks with Japan and the EU, the U.S. plans to use the precedent created by a concession granted in the USMCA to advance the American goal of punishing China for its trade practices.

Blog

Oct 5, 2018

From NAFTA 2.0 to elections in Quebec: weekly news roundup

Sophia Reuss

It was a busy week. We wasted no time in distilling the good, the bad, and the ugly in NAFTA 2.0; analyzing the outcome of the Quebec elections; looking at the latest Trans Mountain Pipeline updates.

Blog

Oct 3, 2018

Big Oil wins with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Brent Patterson

The transnational corporations that are driving climate chaos celebrate the new USMCA.

Blog

Oct 2, 2018

Did we really defeat Chapter 11 in NAFTA?

Brent Patterson

Although the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal phases out NAFTA's Chapter 11, analysis suggests transnational capital has other tricks up its sleeve to challenge the public interest.

Podcast

Oct 2, 2018

Unifor president says USMCA isn't a perfect deal, but he's happy overall

rabble radio special

Jerry Dias talks about the good and the bad in the new free trade deal and why it's good for the auto sector.

Blog

Oct 2, 2018

The good, the bad and the ugly in NAFTA 2.0

Sujata Dey

At midnight on Sunday, Canada and the U.S. agreed on a new NAFTA deal, now called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Here is the good, the bad and the ugly within the agreement.

NAFTA

Pages