Duncan Cameron

Duncan Cameron was a political science faculty member at the University of Ottawa (1975-2004),
president of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (1987-1999), and editor of The Canadian Forum (1988-1998). He was also involved with of the Pro-Canada Network and published extensively on free trade, including books such as The Other Macdonald Report (with Daniel Drache)(1985), The Free Trade Papers (1986) and The Free Trade Deal (1988).

Interview Summary
This interview explores the intellectual origins of free trade and the role of Canada’s business
community in lobbying the federal government to adopt free trade during the 1980s. The work of the
Canada’s Catholic Bishops on the free trade issue is discussed, along with Duncan Cameron’s
involvement with the Pro-Canada Network during his time as president of the Canadian Council for
Policy Alternatives.