.../methodology/approach This paper traces three decades of temporary entry provisions in international trade agreements signed by the USA and Canada, beginning with their bilateral Canada–US Free Trade Agreement and culminating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Findings The paper finds that while many...

... they are not applied in ways that restrict trade beyond what is necessary to promote such goals (Bernasconi, 2005, p. 18). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Trade Developing countries Trade associations Canada Globalization The trade and environment conflict came to the attention...