Dawson Strategic

Ever since Canada got serious about seeking membership in the TPP, the spectre of eliminating supply-managed dairy has haunted the process. Domestically, the government has maintained a sharply diffuse position of defending supply management at the same time as it is putting everything on the table for consideration (National Post, 15/11/2011). Now that it has [...]

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 [...]

In an OpEd published in the Nov. 14 Globe and Mail, I talk about the importance of Canada getting serious about joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.  I also caution that Harper’s announcement does not make this a done deal.  There are many in the U.S. and New Zealand who need to be convinced of Canada’s [...]