REPORT by Vincent Amanor-Boadu

This report examines three specific questions that emanated from the Seattle Ministerial Conference:

·        What really happened at the Seattle Ministerial and why?

·        What are the implications of what happened to global trade negotiations in the future?

·        Why should Canada care?

This paper addresses the three questions above, as well, it looks at the changes in the membership of the WTO and the negotiation processes and how these affect future global trade negotiations.