Not exact matches
The absence of
ownership restrictions leaves
Canadian resource companies ripe for the picking, and also means Canada is playing by the rules of the free market far more than everyone else, D'Alessandro says.
Here's a place to start cutting — the
restrictions on foreign
ownership in the
Canadian airline sector.
There are certain policy options that are beyond the pale for
Canadians, such as getting rid of foreign -
ownership restrictions.
But joining the TPP also meant effectively renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with the United States under onerous terms of entry that put Canada's other traditional defensive areas on the negotiating table (including
Canadian content in media, intellectual property regime preferences, telecommunications
ownership policies, and remaining investment
restrictions), with little prospect of any valuable concessions from the United States.
They might also push for an end to rules that limit foreign
ownership of
Canadian telecom companies, or push for tighter
restrictions on
Canadian beef and pork exports.
Which other specific policy levers — mortgage lending rules, increased access to the Home Buyers» Plan, taxes or
restrictions on real estate investments by foreigners — is your government considering using in order to help average
Canadians achieve their dream of home
ownership?