US Threatens Trade Tariffs Over Canada’s New Digital Services Tax Drew Wilson | December 17, 2021 With Canada moving ahead with plans to tax the web giants, the US has responded by floating the idea of trade tariffs.
Doubts About Making NAFTA Deadline Intensifies Drew Wilson | September 26, 2018 The copyright provisions in NAFTA could face further uncertainty as doubts about making the self-imposed deadlines intensifies.
France Threatens to Block TTIP After Leak Drew Wilson | May 3, 2016 Corporate interests have been dealt a fresh blow as France threatened to halt talks of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Australia’s Trade Minister Rejects Calls for TPP Study Drew Wilson | February 5, 2016 Australia is one of the many battlegrounds for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. An open letter signed by a large contingent of organizations called on the Australian government to conduct an independent cost-benefit analysis of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). In response, trade minister Andrew Robb rejected the call and blasted those that would question the TPP as …
Despite Ambiguity, Canada Sees TPP as All or Nothing Drew Wilson | January 18, 2016 The Canadian government is still insisting that they have not made a decision on the TPP even after many international voices have said that everyone is committed to signing off on the deal. All this is happening even as the minister re-iterated the governments position that the TPP cannot be changed.
An Analysis of Digital Provisions in the CETA Draft Drew Wilson | September 22, 2015 One of the many trade agreements being proposed is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade agreement (CETA). We decided to review sections that relate to digital rights to see what is in it.
Opinion: John Manley’s 5 Points for CETA Don’t Add Up Drew Wilson | February 14, 2013 By Drew Wilson John Manley, chief executive of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, recently wrote an opinion piece in which he offers five points on why everyone should be supportive of CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement). Drew Wilson responds with his own rebuttal to the piece. While I was getting swamped by the …
Trans-Atlantic Partnership Agreement the New Internet Threat? Drew Wilson | January 5, 2013 By Drew Wilson With all this talk about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which advocates say could derail the freedom many experience on the Internet today, another agreement has appeared in recent months that have some people raising eyebrows. It’s called the Trans-Atlantic Partnership Agreement (TAPA) and, like the TPP, it is very secretive in nature. …
