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Canada, India agree to work towards free trade
25-Nov-2009 Brck Press
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to India resulted in the beginning of an agreement between the two countries to work towards negotiating a free-trade agreement.
Canada-EU free-trade deal expected by 2011: Quebec representative
17-Nov-2009
A former Quebec premier involved in Canada-Europe free-trade negotiations predicts a deal will be signed by 2011.
Canada inks trade deal with India
17-Nov-2009
Canada and India signed two trade agreements Tuesday that Prime Minister Stephen Harper said will bring the two countries closer together.
Courting a reluctant partner in India
17-Nov-2009
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s current visit to India will be applauded by the Indian diaspora and recognizes both India’s economic rise and its ability to weather the global financial crisis. The visit has replaced mutual indifference with mutual interest.
Canadian PM’s visit next week to herald FTA work
10-Nov-2009
India and Canada are expected to formally start work on a free trade agreement (FTA) when Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits New Delhi next week.
EU, Canada hold first round of trade talks
30-Oct-2009 ICTSD
Officials from Canada and the European Union held their first official round of free trade talks last week, kicking off a five-round process that the parties say should take about two years to complete.
Canada pushes for lower EU subsidies at trade talks
25-Oct-2009 Canadian Press
Canada is pushing European Union countries to drop subsidies for agricultural products at talks aimed at reaching a bilateral free-trade agreement. European countries want Canada to get rid of its supply management systems for dairy, poultry and egg products.
Documentary on free trade protests
24-Oct-2009 Daily Herald Tribune
While researching for a film on the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) – a tri-lateral initiative between Mexico, the United States, and Canada – B.C. filmmaker Paul Manly was convinced by people to head to Montebello, Que., for a 2007 summit attended by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, US President George W Bush, and Mexican President Felipe Calderón.
EU trade talks stuck on butter
19-Oct-2009 Globe & Mail
As 200 officials from Europe and Canada gather in an Ottawa meeting room Monday to begin the most comprehensive trade talks in Canadian history, there is great fear on both sides that the whole thing could become bogged down over the price of butter.
Canada lacks EU preferential trade deal
11-Oct-2009
In 2008, when Irish citizens were first asked to vote on the Lisbon Treaty, seen as a key to revitalizing the European Union by giving it more of the power now wielded by its member states, they responded with a definite No. They bought the argument that this would erode Irish sovereignty.
Barbados - Former PM urges CARICOM to strike better deals with Canada
30-Sep-2009 Jamaica Gleaner
Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur has cautioned Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments that any trade and economic agreement reached with Canada must be "better than what we got from Europe".
Canada launches free trade talks with Ukraine
24-Sep-2009 Alberta Farm Express
Canada’s farmers and farm machinery makers are among the expected beneficiaries from the launch of talks toward a free trade agreement (FTA) with Ukraine.
Colombia to reopen to Canadian beef
17-Sep-2009
Colombia will be the first market in South America to reopen to Canadian beef since 2003, the Canadian government announced Wednesday.
Steelworkers call on Liberals to refuse support for Harper’s Colombia trade deal
14-Sep-2009
As Parliament resumes, Ken Neumann, National Director of the United Steelworkers (USW) today called on Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal caucus to refuse to support the Harper government’s free trade agreement with Colombia when the bill is voted in Parliament next week.
Brazil proving a tough nut to crack
14-Sep-2009
William Dymond recalls the heady excitement of early 1997. Brazil’s president was bound for Ottawa, and Canada was pushing for a free-trade agreement with South America’s largest country.
Canada’s one-off trade deals aren’t enough
12-Sep-2009
The five free-trade agreements Canada signed during the last two years (Colombia, Jordan, European Free Trade Association, Peru and Panama) are commendable, but symptomatic of a trade agenda that lacks focus and direction. Canada’s trade agenda seems driven by political considerations, rather than upgrading national competitiveness.
Canada-Colombia deal on parliamentary agenda
11-Sep-2009 NUPGE
Legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) (Bill C-23) may be the first order of business in the House of Commons when MPs return Monday after their summer recess.
Tories set to re-introduce Canada Colombia Free Trade Agreement
11-Sep-2009 The Dominion
Below, a call to action from the folks managing the Stop the Canada Colombia FTA group on Facebook.
Panama lifts beef ban ahead of Canada FTA
18-Aug-2009 Grainews.ca
Panama has lifted its six-year-old BSE-related ban on Canadian beef as it concludes talks on a new free trade agreement with Canada that will improve access for other ag commodities.
Opposition lawmakers may stall Canada-Panama free trade accord
15-Aug-2009 Bloomberg
The free trade agreement between Canada and Panama signed Aug. 11 may be stalled or even defeated in Canada’s Parliament unless Prime Minister Stephen Harper can convince at least one opposition party to overcome concerns about Panama’s tax policies.