Dawson Strategic

By Stefania Bartucci Receiving this year’s budget, I felt like a kid at Christmas who was really hoping that Santa would pony up for a Nintendo Wii, and instead discovered some new socks and pajamas under the tree.  You know you need them, but socks and PJs won’t entertain you for hours on end. No [...]

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. [Translate]

After eighteen years of preparation and near misses, Russia was finally admitted to the WTO on Friday, December 16.  Canadian trade expert, Bill Dymond, who passed away in November 2010, would have been very pleased indeed.  After retiring from a career as one of DFAIT’s most implacable negotiators, Bill became director of Carleton University’s Centre [...]