Center for International Business

While the CRTC's recent reprimand of three Toronto X-rated channels for failing to meet the required 35 per cent threshold for Canadian content became fodder for Internet humour, Canadian content regulations are no laughing matter for cultural nationalists.
Indeed, one of the oldest…

The CRTC’s recent crackdown on a trio of X-rated channels for not showing enough Canadian content is a classic example of how government policies supporting Canada’s entertainment industry are costly and inefficient, says Steven Globerman, author of a new Fraser Institute study on the government…

It is commonly understood here in Washington that our economy is closely linked to international trade, and that we are uniquely positioned to develop closer ties to the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. The state Department of Commerce boasts that we are “one of the world’s leading trade and…

Western Washington University’s International Business Program is partnering with several local organizations to present a seminar for businesses interested in exporting to markets in Latin America.
The free seminar, also hosted by WWU’s Small Business Development Center and the Port of…

Here's a news release from Western about a seminar for local businesses interested in exporting:

Western Washington University is partnering with the Port of Bellingham to host a seminar for businesses on exporting to Latin American markets, from 9 – 11:30 a.m…

News that former Massachusetts Governor and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Argeo Paul Cellucci has died on Saturday following a brief and courageously public battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called to mind the legacy of a man I came to know through his passion for Canada.

Almost every government in the world reserves the right to turn down foreign investment. But there is considerable debate about whether Canada’s net benefit test is the most effective screening approach.