scholarly journals Commerce et Constitution : une analyse de la stratégie de marchandage dans l'Accord canado-américain de libre-échange

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-82
Author(s):  
Michael Lusztig
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Conservative Party ◽  
First Order ◽  
Brian Mulroney ◽  
Political Entrepreneurship

This paper attempts to explain the controversial, and politically risky, Canada-us Free Trade Agreement (CUFTÀ) as a by-product of political entrepreneurship in pursuit of electoral realignment. Upon becoming Prime Minister of Canada in 1984, Brian Mulroney harbored one overriding ambition : to engineer electoral realignment whereby his Conservative Party would supplant the Liberals as the dominant federal party in Quebec, and by extension, in Canada. Mulroney sought realignment by satisfying Quebec's fundamental institutional demands, which took the form of the Meech Lake constitutional Accord. This objective necessitated the construction of a coalition that married the trade and constitutional issues. Mulroney's brokerage skills ensured that CUFTA progressed in tandem with Meech Lake as a means to realizing his first-order objectives.

scholarly journals The U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement and Agriculture: One Year Later

1990 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
Carol Goodloe
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
One Year ◽  
The U.S

On January 1, 1989, the much-heralded—or much-maligned, depending on which side of the border you sit—U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) went into effect. With only a year and a half under its belt, the FTA continues to generate discussion and debate in Canada, as it has ever since Prime Minister Mulroney proposed the idea at the “Shamrock Summit” in 1985. The FTA is actually generating some columns in the U.S. press as well. Agricultural and natural-resource topics remain prominent in U.S.-Canadian trade issues.

Nepal’s Maoist threat is small but could be troubling

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Violence ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Content Type

Subject Left-wing extremism and governing instability in Nepal. Significance President Bidhya Devi Bhandari late last month signed protocols operationalising a Transit and Transport Agreement (TTA) reached with China in 2016, reflecting the governing Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s continued efforts to break Nepal’s historical dependence on its other major neighbour, India. Separately, there have recently been outbreaks of political violence prompted by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) or CPN (M), which opposes the ‘globalist’ direction in which the country is heading. Impacts The NCP government will come under growing pressure to arrest the CPN (M)’s leadership. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, if re-elected, will likely prioritise a diplomatic visit to Nepal. Nepal and China will expedite talks over a free trade agreement.

scholarly journals The Settlement of Disputes Under the 1988 Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-G. Castel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Settlement Of Disputes

On January 2, 1988, the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada signed the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It was implemented by appropriate legislation in both countries and came into force on January 1, 1989. This Agreement is the most comprehensive of a series of projects and treaties on free trade between Canada and the United States over the last 135 years.

New Canada-US NAFTA deal is likely despite risks

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Management System ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Generic Drugs ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Supply Management ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Content Type

Significance By the end of this month, Washington wants Ottawa to sign on to the new NAFTA deal that Mexico City and Washington agreed last month. If Ottawa refuses, US and Canadian economic dislocation will follow (particularly in the auto sector), which would be made worse if a replacement Canada-US free trade agreement (FTA) is not agreed quickly or at all. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday he would not bow to US pressure and would negotiate in Canada’s interests. Impacts Canadian pharma firms would decline but survive if a deal safeguarding US patents from generic drugs competition were agreed. Canada may modify, but not totally dismantle, its agricultural supply management system to allow more US competition. Canadian cultural industries (film, arts, television) will likely lose their protection from US competition. A no-deal would likely see Canadian firms seek new non-US markets, but new FTAs are not guaranteed. No deal would increase Canadian joblessness and lose the governing Liberals votes, but they would likely still win in 2019.

scholarly journals SINGAPORE IN 2003: Another Tough Year

Asian Survey ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Case
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Export Markets

Abstract During 2003, Singapore's prime minister, Goh Chok Tong, announced that he would be succeeded by Lee Hsien Loong some time before the next election. The country's economy was severely affected by falling export markets and SARS. A free trade agreement was concluded with the United States, while relations remained strained with Malaysia over a variety of issues.

Researching the U.S.-Canada free Trade Agreement

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32
Author(s):  
Lyonette Louis-Jacques
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Ronald Reagan ◽  
The United States ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The U.S

This is a research guide and bibliography concerning American and Canadian sources of and about the United States—Canada Free Trade Agreement. The Agreement is also called the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Canada-American Free Trade Agreement, or the FTA. Formal negotiations concerning the Agreement began on March 18, 1985 at the “Shamrock Summit” (also called the “Quebec Summit”) with the signing of the Declaration on Trade in Goods and Services by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. The history of the FTA negotiations is set forth in the Winham book listed below, in the Department of State Bulletin, in newspapers, and in documents created during U.S. Congressional consideration of implementing legislation such as Senate Report No. 100–509. See also Battram, Canada-United States Trade Negotiations: Continental Accord or a Continent Apart?, 22 International Lawyer 345 (1988). The Agreement was signed by President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney on January 2, 1988 and, after implementing legislation was enacted in the United States and Canada, the Agreement entered into force on January 1, 1989. Its main purpose is the elimination of all tariffs on trade between the U.S. and Canada by January 1, 1998.

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