On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we continue our discussion on the Canadian trade file after a week of big news on several fronts. Join Colin in conversation with CGAI Fellows Sarah Goldfeder and John Weekes, as they discuss the conclusion of round 7 of NAFTA talks in Mexico City, Donald Trump's recent steel & aluminum tariff threat, the signing of the CPTPP in Chile, as well as Canada's recently-announced initiation of free trade talks with Mercosur.

Bios:

Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

John Weekes - Canada’s ambassador to the WTO from 1995 to 1999 and the chief negotiator for Canada during the original NAFTA negotiation. John is also a CGAI Fellow.

Sarah Goldfeder - a Principal at the Earnscliffe Strategy Group and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Book Recommendations:

- John Weekes: "The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World" - by Andrea Wulf (https://www.amazon.ca/Invention-Nature-Alexander-Humboldts-World/dp/038535066X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1520887433&sr=1-1&keywords=the+invention+of+nature)

- Sarah Goldfeder: "Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II" - by Arthur Herman (https://www.amazon.ca/Freedoms-Forge-American-Business-Produced/dp/0812982045/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520887294&sr=8-1&keywords=Freedom+Forge)

- Colin Robertson: "Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy" - by Edward Alden (https://www.amazon.ca/Failure-Adjust-Americans-Behind-Economy/dp/1442272600/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1520887388&sr=1-1&keywords=Failure+to+Adjust)

Related Links:

- "Managing Trump: The Canadian Response" - Colin Robertson [CGAI Policy Update] (http://www.cgai.ca/managing_trump_the_canadian_response)

- "NAFTA: A Primer for the Montreal Round" - Colin Robertson [CGAI Policy Update] (http://www.cgai.ca/nafta_a_primer_for_the_montreal_round)

- "What Should Canada’s Aims be in Any Renegotiation of NAFTA? (Win)" - Sarah Goldfeder [CGAI Policy Paper] (http://www.cgai.ca/what_should_canadas_aims_be_in_any_renegotiation_of_nafta)

Recording Date: March 9th, 2018

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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.