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This paper discusses the common-refrain of the Conference Board of Canada to report that private-sector unions and management are becoming more likely to pull "closer together for the sake of survival" in the newer global economy. The paper points out that in the public sector the Board generally reports that relations are worsening. It continues that despite the fact that strife garners much more in the way of headlines than agreements negotiated good faith, the Board's statement that private-sector unions are making more of an effort to work with employers is ideological in that it creates a spin pressuring unions to reduce demands in the name of tax cuts.

Tags:private, public, labour

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This paper is an overview of what the World Trade Organization (WTO) is and what it does. The history of the WTO is discussed as well as its advantages and disadvantages to Canada.

From the Paper
"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization engaging in the rules of trade between countries. At its core are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and confirmed in their parliaments. The organization accounts for over 90% of world trade and consist of 135 member nations that range from the US-to-Cuba-to-The Kyrgyz Republic."

Tags:agreements, globalization, international, subsidies, trade

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"Each year billions of dollars are spent on advertising products to the American consumer. Much of the success of this endeavor is directly related to how well a product's brand name is recognized by the public. For companies such as Kodak, Coca Cola and IBM, brand identification is of utmost importance in the competitive world of sales. Thus, protection of the brand name, or trademark, is an ongoing battle they are prepared to wage through whatever legal means are possible, especially when it comes to comparative, unfair and/or misleading advertising.

The purpose of this paper will be to discuss trademarks and their relation to unfair competition, including outlining the definition of a trademark, and providing a brief overview of its history. The research will then focus on unfair practices in relation to the infringement of trademarks, how the law has been.."

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During the 1990s Canadian real estate, residential and commercial, endured a prolonged slump. After a decade of rapidly escalating prices and increasing speculation the market collapsed in 1989. Across Canada prices fell by as much as 30 percent. Toronto was one of the markets hardest hit. However, it has also been one of the quickest to recover and its recovery has been extremely strong in comparison to other major metropolitan regions. This paper identifies four factors in the recovery of the Toronto real estate market: The city's quality of life, its strong economy, its location and its continuing appeal to immigrants.

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This paper will provide evidence that clearly supports the notion that NAFTA is unhealthy for Canada, economically, politically, and culturally. Parenthetically, it might also be added that it is bad for Mexico and the US as well. In sum, as it stands at present, there is little if anything meritorious about the formal relationship that economically binds the North American continent together. On an informal level, the consequences may even be worse.

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This paper discusses the impact that NAFTA has had on the Canadian economy. Through examples of the role that NAFTA has played it is seen that this impact has been largely positive. Areas examined include NAFTA's role in mediating between the U.S. and Canada and increased employment through an increase in trade opportunity, among others. Arguments defending the role of NAFTA against criticism it has faced are also presented.

From the Paper
"Canada and the United States have had a long-standing friendship in which the two nations live peacefully side-by-side. The borders are not armed, the residents of each nation have respect for the other and there are many advantages enjoyed by remaining friendly. Just as any two friends will have disagreements from time to time, Canada and the US have also had their share of problems. One of the problems that has occurred from time to time between the two nations deals with the economics of each nation. NAFTA, which is a membership group designed to promote and improve trade relations within the member nations is sometimes called in to mediate between Canada and the US. NAFTA has had a positive impact on the Canadian economy overall, but it has not been without its problems for the northernmost country of the North American continent."

Tags:US, border, trade, mediate, dairy, employment, agriculture, food, health, standards, manufacturing, tariffs

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This is an investigation of the attitudes and debates surrounding free trade with the United States on the Canadian side of the border during the period of 1985 to 2000. The author examines the reasons for free trade and the events that led up to the entry into agreements as well as the hopes, fears and results of free trade between the two countries with focus on Canadian fears.

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"There are 8,893km of virtually unprotected border between Canada and the United States; the longest in the world. With over 100 years of peaceful coexistence and general friendship, it is also one of the world's most peaceful borders. It comes as no surprise then that the cultures and histories of both countries are so intertwined or, to take the more cynical view "that Canada's culture and history are disproportionately intertwined with that of the United States. Whatever position taken, the phenomena exists and as a result of this closeness have arisen more practical issues" such as concerns dealing with the environment, mutual defense and trade."

Tags:canada, employment, environment, free, fta, nafta, trade

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This paper explains that NAFTA immediately removed tariffs on the majority of goods produced by the participating nations and set forth a plan for the gradual elimination, over a period of 15 years, of most remaining barriers to cross-border investment and to the movement of goods and services among the three countries. The author points out that, unlike the United States, Mexico's border communities have benefited from NAFTA, growing almost 10 times as fast as states in Mexico's south, while absorbing the lion's share of foreign investments. The paper concludes that calling NAFTA a "trade" agreement is misleading; NAFTA is actually an investment agreement because its core provisions grant foreign investors a solid set of new rights and privileges that promote relocation abroad of factories and jobs and the privatization and deregulation of essential services, including water, energy, and health care.

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"In 2000, California's exports to Mexico totaled $14.4 billion, an increase of nearly 18 percent over the previous year, and Texas' shipments grew 5.5 percent to a total of $24.6 billion, according to Commerce Department figures (Lewis, 2004). Meanwhile, the United States continues to lure Mexican workers, many of whom came from rural communities when Mexico opened its markets to subsidized U.S. agricultural goods."

Tags:tariff, barriers, labor, investment, growth

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During the 1970s people in Canada (and elsewhere) lost faith in Keynesian economics, laying the groundwork for the decline of the Keynesian welfare state, and the rise of neo-liberalism. Neoliberalism favoured the unfettered economic power of private property, and the rise of neo-liberalism signaled the beginning of the globalization of the world economy. This change was therefore a dramatic and important shift, which continues to impact our world profoundly today. This essay examines the reasons for the loss of faith in Keynesian economics in the 1970s in Canada.

Tags:keynes, canada, 1970s

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The paper examines the Canadian economy by focusing on Canada's past performance, political and economic structures and other growth factors such as future sustainability, specific sector performance and resource allocation. The paper utilizes these statistics in order to illustrate how political and economic differences impact the growth and development of nations.

From the Paper
"The notion of development is one that is fundamental to economics and to society as a whole. The increase in the wellbeing of a country's population by increasing education levels, lowering disease rates, increasing life expectancy, increasing average per capita incomes as well as improving the infrastructure in place to allow development to continue to occur in the future is essential to that country's people and its economy. The difference between MDCs and LDCs, of what they do and do not have, is tied in many ways to economics. Canada, a MDC, provides an example of what a wealthy country has which allows it to prosper and further develop ahead of the LDCs. By examining Canada's past performance, political and economic structures and other growth factors such as future sustainability, specific sector performance and resource allocation it is possible to see how Canada is different from LDCs in terms of development."

Tags:politics, sustainability, sector, performance, resource, allocation, infrastructure, immigration