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Glossary on free trade agreements and health part 1: the shift from multilateralism and the rise of ‘WTO-Plus’ provisions
McNamara, Courtney L.; Labonté, Ronald; Schram, Ashley; Townsend, Belinda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The global trading system has undergone a shift away from multilateral trade negotiations to a ‘spaghetti-bowl’ of regional and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). In this two-part glossary, we discuss why this shift ... -
Glossary on free trade agreements and health part 2: new trade rules and new urgencies in the context of COVID-19
McNamara, Courtney L.; Labonté, Ronald; Schram, Ashley; Townsend, Belinda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Part 1 of this glossary provided a brief background on the rise of regional/bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) and described the health implications of new trade obligations that figure prominently in current and recent ... -
Trade Agreements, Human Rights, and Health in the Context of Labour Markets and Environmental Standards
McNamara, Courtney L.; Labonté, Ronald (Chapter, 2019)As the number of free trade agreements (FTAs) continues to rise, so too does public concern over associated labour market and environmental impacts. Many trade unionists, for example, have protested over expected increases ... -
USMCA (NAFTA 2.0): tightening the constraints on the right to regulate for public health
Labonté, Ronald; Crosbie, Eric; Gleeson, Deborah; McNamara, Courtney L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background In late 2018 the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed a new trade agreement (most commonly referred to by its US-centric acronym, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA) to replace the 1994 ... -
USMCA 2.0: A few improvements but far from a 'healthy' trade treaty
Labonté, Ronald; Gleeson, Deborah; McNamara, Courtney L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The USMCA (NAFTA 2.0), although signed over a year ago, went through several months of renegotiation of certain of its new rules that the Democrat-controlled US Congress wanted altered or strengthened. In December a ‘Protocol ...