World Trade Organization

The consequences of the president’s enthusiasm for economic conflict could be widespread and severe. In trade wars, no one wins.

U.S. economist Joseph Stiglitz contends mismanagement of globalization has benefited corporations at the expense of workers—and paved the way for a demagogue like Trump

Coca-Cola, Kraft and General Mills are among Canada’s prominent supporters

What you need to know on the trade mission

Have you ever begged your six-month-old to stop throwing the pacifier off the edge of the high chair­ only to watch him do it again with a profoundly amused, puffy-cheeked smile? That must be how American, Japanese and European diplomats feel today. After pleading with China not to re-issue rare earth quotas, Beijing did just that, imposing new restrictions that would keep exports of the strategic materials at roughly last year’s levels.

Canadian mills say they can’t survive without help from the feds

Must-reads: John Robson on the Greyhound murder; Christie Blatchford on Adam van Koeverden; Rosie DiManno on the athletes’ village; Dan Gardner on our horrible future; Vaughn Palmer on the World Trade University; Lorne Gunter on the Wheat Board.