Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Investor court in CETA does not fix problems with investor-state dispute settlement

by CCPA on November 3, 2016 Last week, the Belgian region of Wallonia ground the signing of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) to an unexpected halt. Although the Walloons have...

Federal Infrastructure Bank loans will come at a higher cost

by David Macdonald on November 2, 2016 There is a lot I could say about yesterday’s fall economic update—like how small, relatively speaking, the government’s commitments are for infrastructure—but it can wait for...

Whither the Crown Corporation? The Semantics of Privatization

by Simon Enoch on October 31, 2016 The Saskatchewan government’s recent legislative efforts to define what is – and what is not – “privatization,” has left us all floundering in a game...

The Walking Deficit: What lurks beneath tomorrow’s Fall Economic Statement

by David Macdonald on October 31, 2016 Twice a year, the federal government updates its books; in March when the budget is released; and again in November, half way through the fiscal year. On this All Hallows Eve, it...

CETA to be signed unchanged, but less likely to be ratified after Wallonian resistance

by Scott Sinclair on October 28, 2016 An advertisement for Wallonia at the Brussels airport. A week of pressure from four Belgian regions opposed to CETA, led by the courageous Walloons, has produced a revised “joint...