Canadians’ Private Property Is in Danger
Jul 8, 2026
Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party and Official Opposition to the current Liberal government, has come out as one of the country’s strongest property rights advocates. On May 21, Poilievre spoke in North Vancouver calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney and his party to support a Conservative-led motion in parliamentRead More
On May 29, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer announced a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam’s intellectual property (IP) practices, citing persistent enforcement and protection issues that continue to threaten U.S. commerce.
The investigation is based on Trade Act of 1974’s Section 301, which allows the PresidentRead More
On April 22, the Property Rights Alliance commemorated World Intellectual Property Day 2026 by launching a global open letter to World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Daren Tang. The initiative brought together an international coalition of 93 think tanks and advocacy groups spanning 42 countries, demonstrating the broad globalRead More
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded this week, highlighting the work of three economists and their contributions to exploring the connection between innovation and sustained economic growth. Joel Mokyr received half the prize for his work identifying the mechanisms that have enabled sustained growth since the Industrial revolution, whileRead More