the Beatty Blog

where automotive business strategy and politics collide

Category: Trade and Politics

No economic sector is an island. The global economy is shaped by trade but also by politics.

  • Countervail and Duty Remission

    Every good stick deserves a carrot. In a previous blog post I wrote about my view that Canada and the US should abandon content rules of origin in a future,…


  • How I learned to love tariffs

    Everything old is new again. While using the language of trade liberalization and market access, free trade deals in North America have increasingly become platforms for trade manipulation and have…


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In a career spanning politics, association management and senior leadership roles in the Canadian auto industry I have come to believe that nothing is ever as it seems. For better or worse, I will share those insights here.