The Tariff Home Companion - Episode 5 – From supply management to Asia-Pacific trade

Canada and China have just announced a series of agreements to address outstanding tensions. As important as China is to the global economy, we should not forget that Canada’s Asia-Pacific trade relations are already shaped by the largest free trade agreement in force, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Hosts Rambod Behboodi and Stephen de Boer tackle supply management, a key sector already subject to CPTPP dispute resolution, and discuss the free trade zone’s expansion beyond the Pacific. Guest Iain Sandford, former New Zealand trade diplomat based in Geneva, breaks down the UK's entry, Uruguay's application, and growing EU interest in the partnership. Key topics: Canada’s supply management sector. The 2025 New Zealand-Canada dairy dispute resolution and what it means for future trade conflicts. China and Taiwan's competing membership bids. Why non-Pacific nations want into a "Pacific" partnership. How regional agreements are filling gaps left by stalled WTO negotiations.