Diversifying Our Trade Regime: What the CPTPP Means for Canada

January 29, 2018

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we look to the Pacific, as Canada, along with 10 other Pacific nations, have agreed in principle to the revised Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Join Colin in conversation with Asian trade experts Hugh Stephens & Eric Miller as they discuss the nuts and bolts of the deal, why it took Canada so long to sign-on, and what benefits it provides to Canadian exporters and consumers.

Participant Biographies

Colin Robertson (host): A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Advisor to Dentons LLP.
Eric Miller: a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a cross-border consultancy that advises clients on government affairs, economics, cybersecurity and geopolitical developments.
Hugh Stephens: Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Executive-in-Residence at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and Vice Chair of the Canadian Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CanCPEC).

Related Links

"Canada’s 'Progressive' Trade Agenda: Let’s Be Careful How Far We Push It" - by Hugh Stephens (CGAI Trade Series Paper)
"Reassessing Canadian Trade in Asia" - by Randolph Mank (CGAI Trade Series Paper)
"After the TPP: What’s Next for Canada in Asia?" - by Hugh Stephens (CGAI Policy Paper)
"Choices for the Future: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada" - by John Weekes (CGAI Policy Paper)
"Canada reaches deal on revised Trans-Pacific Partnership" (CBC News)

Book Recommendations

Colin Robertson: “The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam” by Max Boot
Eric Miller: “Choices: Inside the Making of India's Foreign Policy” by Shivshankar Menon
Hugh Stephens: “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff | “Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic” by David Frum