The Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy

A study released in early December 2009 argues that American agricultural dumping has cost Mexican farmers billions of dollars since the implementation of NAFTA in 1997. While the report, written by Timothy A. Wise, the Director of the Research and Policy Program at the Global Development and Environment Institute in Tufts University, focussed on eight agricultural products traded between the United States and Mexico, it noted that Mexican corn producers were affected the most by this dumping.

GDAE Launches New Publications on "Lessons from NAFTA"

NAFTA, 15 years later, continues to divide Canada, the United States and Mexico. Ongoing headline-making trade disputes--- cross-border trucking and "Buy American"---have not served to unite the three countries economically. "Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, the U.S. was supposed to allow Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways. But American unions have put up roadblocks for years by accusing Mexican trucks of being unsafe" (Houston Chronicle). In March, a pilot program that allowed restricted access for Mexican trucks in the U.S. ended.

The Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy

New From the Americas Program The Great Swine Flu Cover-UpBy Laura Carlsen

Milton Boyd, Winnipeg Free Press With the recent economic downturn in the United States, lower demand for meat has meant U.S. livestock producers have struggled. That has spurred recent trade protectionism, including country of origin labeling regulations (COOL) that essentially require U.S. meat processors to segregate live Canadian cattle and hogs from U.S. animals. The package must then be labelled as containing Canadian meat. But this separate labelling has been too costly for most U.S.

Institute for Research on Public Policy In the cover package of this double issue, 13 authors examine Canada’s water challenges.

Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen Federal food officials expect cloned farm animals to reach U.S. markets in just two to four years, making some Canadians—and possibly foreign countries—question the safety of our own meat. Read the full story From: NewsCan For July 31 to August 06, 2009

Myths exist about the strategic position of food, the importance of the family farm to the preservation of rural Canada, and the need to defend Canadian farming in the face of European and American subsidization. These myths get in the way of creative farm policy, claims the Canada West Foundation‘s Greg Mason. He seeks to dispel these myths, with the aim of ensuring the competitiveness of the Canadian agricultural sector. Read From the July 13, 2009 edition of Canada Watch, a weekly summary of Canadian news and information sources compiled by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.