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Tar Sands and the CETA
Download 129.48 KB4 pages The recent decision by the European Union (EU) to disregard Canadian government pressure and forge ahead with regulations that recognise the…
Buy American Issue is Back in the News
No one should be surprised that a Buy American provision has been included in the American Jobs Act, President Obama’s new job creation bill. Such provisions…
The Proposed EU-Canada Trade Agreement Raises Health Concerns in Both Canada and European Union
Download 98.47 KB 10 pages The European Union (EU) and Canada are currently negotiating a new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) (European Commission 2011).…
Municipalities, Progressive Purchasing Policies and the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Download 143.37 KB 5 pages Remarks by Scott Sinclair to the Columbia Institute’s Centre for Civic Governance “dialogue session” held on June 3, 2011 in…
CETA: A Hot Topic at Gathering of Municipal Leaders
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was a hot topic of debate at the recent Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual conference, held…
The CETA and Health Care Reservations
A briefing note for the Canadian Health Coalition Download 123.85 KB 2 pages There is a clear incompatibility between Canadian health care policies and the…
$130 million NAFTA payout sets troubling precedent
Why should a provincial government be punished for doing the right thing? That’s a question the citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador – and all Canadians…
NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Disputes to October 2010
This report documents all 66 known NAFTA investor-state claims (to October 2010) and analyses recent key developments, including the Canadian government’s troubling decision to settle…
Negotiating from Weakness
Canada-EU trade treaty threatens Canadian purchasing policies and public services Download 403.75 KB28 pages Drawing heavily on leaked documents, including the draft negotiating text, this…
Presentation to the Standing Committee on International Trade on the Canada-U.S. Procurement Agreement
Download 183.35 KB 8 pages This is the transcript of a presentation to the Standing Committee on International Trade on the Canada-U.S. Procurement Agreement made…
Buy American deal should be rejected
Government ministers and Canadian trade officials have avoided saying just how much the tentative deal on Buy American preferences is worth to Canadian suppliers. As…
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