Mr. WCIT Goes to Washington
My job as the President of WCIT is to fly to DC and meet with our Congressional delegation (at least that’s part of my job…that and writing clever posts on the State of Trade blog, of course). So why, you might ask, am I going to write a blog post about …
Read MoreU.S. ports claim harbour tax giving Canada unfair advantage – Halifax Chronicle Herald, 2/6/12
Read MoreWCIT Submits Comment Letter In Response To FMC’s HMT Inquiry
On November 8, 2011, the Federal Maritime Commission is issued a Notice of Inquiry to solicit input in their effort “to study the impacts and the extent to which the U.S. Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT), other U.S. policies, and other factors may incentivize container cargo to shift from U.S. West …
Read More2011 Trade Conference a Success!
I tried to think of a clever title for this blog post celebrating Monday’s fantastic and SOLD OUT Washington Trade Conference, but I’m so out of practice. My last few posts have all been Trade Conference advertisements like the uncleverly -but accurately – titled “JUST ANNOUNCED: Canadian Trade Minister to …
Read MoreToday Will Forever Be Known As October 12, 2011!
And not only because that’s actually the date. Today is the date that – after years of delay and sometimes hopelessness – the free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama & Colombia passed the United States Congress! We’ll be referencing this day for years to come, because the passage of …
Read MoreWhat I Learned on My Eastern Washington Trip
Remember back in grade school when, as soon as you came back in September, your teacher would assign you to write a paper about “what I learned on my summer vacation?” Well, I just got back from a three day trip to Eastern Washington to talk international trade, and I …
Read MorePaying for the Competition to Compete with You
Every so often, an industry will decide that some of its stakeholders will need to pay more than their fair share for the greater good. The Seattle Times was very familiar with that concept, until it finally got rid of its Joint Operating Agreement with the Seattle P-I. The New …
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