Abstract
This paper notes that Canada is renowned for its enthusiastic attitude towards international trade and its involvement in organizations, such as the WTO, NAFTA and other regional trading blocs. The paper then explains that this attitude has been tempered recently, however, due to concerns over the validity of such free trade agreements. The author points out that, even though existing free trade agreements are insufficient because of issues of environmental corruption, favor towards U.S. domestic policies and an openness to legislative misinterpretation, in the growing environment of globalization, it is apparent that, for Canada, international trade is here to stay. The paper states that it is undeniable that the U.S. is a powerful ally for Canada and that a positive relationship must be maintained despite political, social and economic problems.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Canadian Enthusiasm for International Trade
Free Trade Agreements Seem Confusing - What are they All About?
Legislation Concerns: Doesn't NAFTA Benefit the U.S. more than Canada?
Should Canada-U.S. Trade Relations even be Encouraged?
What about Environmental Issues?
Conclusion

From the Paper
"However, NAFTA was initially embraced by the Canadians for a number of reasons. It gave a more comprehensive definition of investment than the Canada-U.S. FTA. Unlike this former agreement, it also applied to sub-national governments and municipalities on top of national governments. It was also much clearer on issues such as establishing a mechanism for the settlement of investment disputes, outlining procedures and time frames for claims, the process of appointing tribunal members and the issuing and enforcing of awards."

Tags:protectionism, ally, nafta, globalization, misinterpretation

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that Canada maintains a high international profile relative to the size of its population and its economy. The writer points out that because of this relatively high profile the country's international role and influence is substantial. The writer examines the effects of international trade on Canadian society.

From the Paper
"This is especially so because of its integral role in first the FTA and then NAFTA and its position as an easier gateway market into the United States (US) market. Canada attempts to balance its need to trade in the international marketplace with its need and desire to reinforce its cultural identity by exempting its cultural establishments from the ..."

Tags:impact, trade, treaties

Abstract
In this article, the writer briefly explores the impact of international trade agreements upon Canadian society as well as upon Canada's role in the world. In particular, the paper looks at how free trade and international trade regimes have reduced Canada's ability to pass legislation protecting its freshwater reserves, its public health care system, and also its ability to regulate patent rights within its own borders. The writer concludes that the international trade agreements into which Canada has entered threaten to impair Canada's ability to be a world leader in environmental conservation as well as in the area of social justice.

From the Paper
"Suffice it to say, this has grim repercussions for the nation in general as lack of control over water and the diminishment of public health care promises to disproportionately impact the most vulnerable members of society; at the same time, being compelled to satisfy the patent prerogatives of multinationals means that the public interest in making an item widely available will be subordinated to the multinational organization's imperative to make money. In the end, the international trade agreements ..."

Tags:society, trade

Abstract
The paper discusses elements of international trade and focuses on anti-dumping laws and rules. The paper explains that anti-dumping laws and rules are supposed to stop products from being dumped. The Canada-US Softwood Lumber dispute is the example used to study this topic.

From the Paper
"One of the negative trade practices that international trade agreements are designed to deal with is dumping. According to Trebilcock and Howse, dumping occurs in its most typical form where foreign producers are selling goods into another country's market at prices below those which they would normally charge in their home market (Trebilcock and Howse 32). Dumping can usually be seen as a practice to harm domestic markets in another country. The idea is for the exporting country to take a short term economic hit in order to permanently cripple domestic markets in the receiving country."

Tags:dumping, anti, dumping, nafta

Abstract
This paper is made up of two parts. The first part examines what trade strategy a manager of book publishing will adopt to increase profitability. The second part of the paper explores whether the government of Canada should protect this industry and if so, what policies the government should adopt in both the short and long term. The paper then explains the nature of policies which the government might use to accomplish its objectives.

From the Paper
"As the manager of this business (book publishing), what trade strategy will you adopt to increase profitability? Please explain your answer by discussing concepts associated with your studies of trade. One of the ways to increase profitability is to expand the sales of our products (books) and find new markets for our books. In order to this we need to expand the market domestically as well as internationally. This means that the company will need to expand into a multinational enterprise by seeking new markets abroad. The first option is licensing agreement with book publishing companies in other countries pertaining to IPRs."

Tags:international, trade, publishing

Abstract
It must be acknowledged that the manager of Spaulding Books Canada, the business in the given example, faces a difficult challenge in supporting a trade policy that would increase the profitability of the business given the currently precarious financial position of Spaulding Books. This being said, this essay argues that a policy that combines an equity tax credit with a raising of the foreign ownership restriction in Canadian publishing could attract foreign investment and provide access to new technologies and markets.

Tags:trade, canada, international

Abstract
This paper examines how Canadian trade policies are a major influence on the nation's recent successful economic performance. It looks at how one key to Canada's economic success was the fact that it combined forces with the United States and Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement. The paper then discusses how, although NAFTA has made Canada overly dependent on a few nations, Canada has established other free trade ties around the world and will continue to be an international trading force to be reckoned with.

From the Paper
"Canada does have weaknesses in their armor. One of Canada's greatest concerns is the continued positive surge of the United States economy. Through NAFTA, Canada has become almost too dependent on the United States. In addition, other weaknesses have manifested themselves as it seems to be extremely difficult for the Canadian government to create a balance between some internal regulatory pressure and that complicates external trade relations. For example, the Canadian government is notoriously protective of their agricultural and dairy industries as well as their automotive export import ratios. Other concerns expressed from Canada's various trading partners include restrictive taxation for the foreign film distribution and production industries and attempts to blatantly dump steel on Chile and the Untied States. "

Tags:nafta, free, trade

Abstract
The following paper analyzes the topic of 'International' trade unionism, and the respective impact this has on Canadian Industrial Relations. It argues that the broader notion of 'international' in a Canadian context, has more implications when seen in terms of industry and in turn, labor within the U.S. economy. The thesis of this paper, argues that as North American industries expand their 'branch plant' economies into the underdeveloped nations, the bargaining strength and position of the unions in Canada become weakened.

Tags:international, unionism

Abstract
This paper argues the thesis that the supraconstitutions of NAFTA and the WTO have not rescued Canada from a power-based trade system. It makes reference to the softwood lumber trade dispute between Canada and the United States, showing that the power of the United States is such that the mechanisms of international trade regulation and dispute settlement largely favour the US position. In the case of NAFTA, this situation is shown to be particularly disadvantageous from the Canadian perspective given the asymmetric power differentials between the United States and Canada Mexico.

From the Paper
"In 1987 Canada entered into the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), which later grew into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993. Canada's overriding reason for entering these accords was to establish a trade dispute settling system that would efficiently and justly regulate trade between the two countries. Canada's participation in these agreements - as later in its participation in the WTO - grew out of the view that as a mid-sized power Canada is better off in a "rules-based" trade system with strong dispute settlement mechanisms than in a "power based" trade system."

Tags:industry, freetrade, canada

Abstract
The paper examines Michael Hart's thesis that Canadian trade policy has too often been shaped by political considerations rather than economic ones and this trend has led to economic dislocation that could have been avoided. The writer agrees with Hart in general, noting his lucid arguments in favor of free trade and his especially cogent argument in favor of NAFTA. The writer concludes that Michael Hart has made a valuable contribution to existing literature.

From the Paper
"Hart's defense of his thesis really begins early on in his work. For one thing, Hart notes that Canada has actually been strengthened in some respects by a heavily-regulated international trade situation insofar as such an arrangement actually makes it less vulnerable to unilateral and arbitrary decisions in Washington or elsewhere (8). Simply on its surface, this assertion makes a great deal of sense: Canada is a nation of just over 30 million souls; the United States has about ten times that number and possibly a 100 times the economic clout world-wide. Furthermore, other nations like Russia, China, India and even "western European" nations like France, Germany and Great Britain all have considerably greater human and capital resources than does Canada."

Tags:international, free, trade, protectionism, NAFTA, politics, economy