Corporate subsidies are a major source of controversy in the world trading system. Despite its harmful effect on mutual trust and reciprocity among trading nations, at present there are no serious attempts to find common ground. Join our panel of experts on November 25 as they explore ways to reinvigorate multilateral cooperation on the issue of subsidies.

In the wake of COP26, this MLI event will look at the nuances of both Canadian and global energy production and demand, what an energy transformation will look like in practice, and what the consequences are for getting it wrong.

If Canada wants a growing, competitive economy with higher wages and productivity, policy-makers will need to recognize the critical role that large businesses play, and implement policies that recognize and support that role. This is the subject of an upcoming MLI report by Robert D. Atkinson, who lays out the benefits of larger businesses – that they generally pay higher wages, are more productive, employ more people, and are more innovative – and provides policy prescriptions that would benefit Canadian employees and consumers alike while boosting Canada's economy as a whole.

The concept of sustainable trade has never been more important than in this time of change, induced by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and climate crisis. As part of the GTR Asia 2021 Virtual conference, Senior Research Fellow Stephen Olson will join other experts of the field to explore sustainability in Asia's business environment.