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If RIM is targeted by foreign investors, the Canadian government will face tough choices regarding net benefits to Canada and implications for national security, argues Laura Dawson. In a commentary for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute entitled Potash and BlackBerries: Should Canada treat all foreign direct investment the same? Dawson argues while the sale of Canada’s flagship intellectual property (IP) company to a foreign [...]
In an interview with World Politics Review, Laura Dawson argues that Canada’s admission to the Trans-Pacific Partnership is still uncertain. Canada passed up the opportunity to join the negotiations in 2005 when the partnership included only four members. Once the U.S. entered the negotiations, TPP became a much more important agreement to Canada. In November [...]
By Stefania Bartucci For those who enjoy a good mystery, give Budget 2012 a read. I’ve never been a mystery fan myself. I’m always jumping ahead to figure out how it all ends, and in typical fashion I did the same when reading this year’s unremarkable budget. I dug deep in the annexes, I read [...]
In an OpEd published in the National Post on March 14, Daniel Schwanen and I argue that only by being present at the TPP table can Canada influence the shape of the final agreement. At the same time, negotiating an agreement is not the same as accepting an agreement. In the end, we can walk [...]
Dawson Strategic organized a panel discussion in Calgary on February 29th on Canada’s energy prospects in the United States and Latin America and China. The event, sponsored by Norton Rose law firm, with the assistance of the United States Consulate General, drew over 60 participants. The US-Canada Panel included Laura Dawson, Paul Frazer (3clicksolutions) and [...]
Some of our recent media coverage includes… Restricting Foreign Investment Hurts Canada, Laura Dawson and Jason Clemens, Troy Media, February 28, 2012 Playing Doubles, Jennifer Jeffs, Canadian International Council, February 22, 2012 Canada risks being left behind in Asia, Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, February 15, 2012 Now Canada wants to play. Will others let us? Don [...]
In our submission to DFAIT’s request for comments on Canada’s prospective membership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, we argue that the TPP is an opportunity for Canada to get a foot in the Asia-Pacific door. More importantly, Canada’s exclusion from the TPP could disadvantage Canadian businesses. Read Dawson Strategic’s full submission here.
Canada is currently losing its position as a beacon for FDI. Between 1995 and 2004, FDI was equal to about 15 percent of domestic business investment, but that has now fallen to about seven percent. Key to our long-term success is a predictable, stable environment for investment and business development that starts with neutral depoliticized [...]
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The rules and commitments of the TransPacific Partnership Agreement will extend far beyond that of any existing multilateral free trade agreement, essentially re-defining the rules of global trade. Canada needs a seat at negotiations toward this ‘new generation’ agreement in order to reap the full benefits of doing business with the emerging powerhouse economies of [...]
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