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International Trade
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In Defense of a (Cautious) Canadian Nationalism
Canada is a contested idea. We are not all in this together. But a broad sense of Canadian mission and identity can motivate progressive struggles at this hinge moment in our history.
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The Escalating Crisis in Canada-US Trade Negotiations: An Explainer
With the collapse of 2026 US-Canada trade negotiations in August and the implementation of counter-tariffs by Prime Minister Mark Carney in early September, Canadians are left wondering what happened and what comes next.
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Is Canada Losing the Ability to Make Independent Public Policy?
What happens when Canadian cultural policy becomes subject to American political pressure before it is even implemented?
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Why Does Canada Develop Megaprojects Instead of Innovation Systems?
Canada’s political economy is characterized by the “staple trap” — a longstanding struggle to develop systems of complementary technology and industries against the pull of resource extraction lock-in.
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The Rise of End-of-the-World Fascism and Resistance from the Global South
Naomi Klein delivers remarks at the the 2025 Panamerican Congress, explaining the growing threat of end-times fascism.
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A New Deal for Progressive Trade
Beth Baltzan lays out the original vision for progressive international trade and demonstrates why today’s trade regime enables Trump’s tariffs.
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One lesson from the pandemic: Canada needs to rebuild manufacturing
Canadian governments will have to maximize industrial job creation here in Canada, and they will have to perhaps stand strong in the face of WTO or European protests in order to do so.
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Towards a new Canadian trade strategy
Development of a new trade agenda should certainly be on the agenda of labour and the left.
