Canada Is Involved in Several Trade Agreements with Other Nations

question 142

Multiple Choice

Canada is involved in several trade agreements with other nations. At one point, the Canadian government was sued for acting as a "barrier to trade" because it disallowed a product that exceeded allowable toxicity levels from being sold in Canada. What does this legal action demonstrate?

• A) the illegal costs of international trade
• B) the decreased autonomy of nation-states involved in international trade agreements
• C) the increased power of nation-states over trade agendas
• D) the increase in national costs because of doing business with unscrupulous trading partners

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