Inside CETA: Canada–EU Trade in a Changing Global Economy
From IONA Asks by IONA Asks
December 18, 2025 · 42 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU, exploring its implications in a changing global economy.
On this episode of IONA Asks, host Ferdinand Rother sits down with Professor Kurt Huebner , Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Political Economy at the University of British Columbia, to unpack the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. Recorded at a moment of growing geopolitical uncertainty and shifting trade norms, the conversation explores why CETA has often been described as a 21st-century trade agreement and where it has succeeded, stalled, or fallen short. Professor Huebner discusses key elements such as market access, public procurement, labour and environmental standards, and the broader political economy challenges facing modern trade agreements in an increasingly digital and fragmented global economy. This episode offers a clear, grounded look at how trade agreements actually work in practice, and what CETA tells us about the future of transatlantic economic cooperation. An episode of IONA Asks. Hosted by Ferdinand Rother. Recorded in Montreal.
People in this episode
Host: Ferdinand Rother
Guest: Professor Kurt Huebner
Topics covered
- trade agreements
- CETA
- Canada-EU relations
- global economy
- geopolitical uncertainty
- market access
- political economy
Keywords
- CETA
- Canada
- European Union
- trade
- geopolitics
- market access
- public procurement
- labour standards
- environmental standards
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of British Columbia, Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Places: Canada, European Union, Montreal
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