Patrick Leblond

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Patrick Leblond
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

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Canada Would Be Foolish Not to Join the TPP 0
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- 1 octobre 2015
A few days ago, cows and their owners were marching in front of Parliament in Ottawa. They were protesting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which, they argued, would cause the demise of the dairy industry’s supply management regime. Last week, …
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For Greece, Voting No to Euro Would Mean Five Years of Austerity Wasted 0
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- 6 juillet 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, July 3, 2015

On Sunday, Greeks will vote in a referendum on whether they want their country to stay inside the euro area and possibly the European Union. To avoid economic calamity and …
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The EU Parliament’s Decision to Postpone its Vote on TTIP Will Not Affect CETA 0
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- 16 juin 2015
Published on EUCAnet, June 12, 2015

On June 9, the European Parliament (EP) decided to postpone a vote in support of the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the United …
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D-Day for Greece is Coming Fast 0
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- 12 juin 2015
For months, the Greek government (run by the neophyte left-wing Syriza party), its euro-area partners, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been engaged in negotiations about payment of the last tranche of an existing bail-out program. In exchange for …
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Is Newfoundland Putting CETA At Risk?0
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- 23 janvier 2015
On January 19, the Newfoundland government issued a news release that indicated that it was suspending its participation in existing trade agreements as well as trade agreements currently being negotiated by the Federal government. This means that the government of …
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Libre-échange avec l’Europe : Le Québec n’a pas de véto 0
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- 2 novembre 2012
Par Patrick Fafard et Patrick Leblond

Bonne nouvelle en apparence. Contrairement à ce que plusieurs craignaient, le gouvernement de Madame Marois ne s’oppose pas à l’Accord économique et commercial global (AECG) que le Canada et l’Union européenne sont en train …
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The Greek Elections: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 0
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- 20 juin 2012
All eyes were focused on the Greeks on Sunday. Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sitting in her plane on the tarmac in Berlin waiting for the results of the elections before she could take off for the G20 meeting …
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Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Let’s Not Get Overexcited Here!0
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- 24 novembre 2011
At the APEC leaders’ summit that took place in Honolulu two weeks ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Asia would become the federal government’s new trade priority. As a result, he indicated, Canada would formally ask to join the …
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What Should the G20 Accomplish in Cannes?0
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- 4 novembre 2011
On Thursday and Friday of this week, the leaders of the G20 will meet in Cannes to discuss the numerous problems that the world economy is currently experiencing. The big question on everyone’s mind is whether they will be able …
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The World Economy in Turmoil 0
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- 3 novembre 2011
Recession is again at the world economy’s door, with confidence plummeting and investors, businesses and consumers lacking the trust in the future that is necessary to create economic growth. In Europe, the euro crisis seemed to have reached some kind …
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