Protectionist Challenges in a Barack Obama Presidency

Published June 18, 2008

As Canadians debate what a Barack Obama presidency might mean for Canada, they may wish to consider a bill called the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) act introduced on June 4 by four liberal Democrats: Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and U.S. representatives Linda Sanchez of California and Michael Michaud of Maine.

Although the bill's...