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Canada-Korea Trade Deal ’Will Take More Time’
9-Apr-2009
New South Korean Ambassador Ha Chan-ho says the financial crisis has put the brakes to finishing the Canada-Korea free trade agreement.
Colombia Government Sends Canada, EFTA Free Trade Bills To Congress
5-Apr-2009
The Colombian government sent key bills to Congress Wednesday, seeking its approval of free trade agreements with Canada and the European Free Trade Association, or EFTA, the Ministry of Commerce said.
Will Dow challenge Quebec pesticide law?
3-Apr-2009
Dow AgroSciences is mulling over a NAFTA challenge to Quebec’s law banning the cosmetic use of pesticides, setting a spotlight on one of the most controversial clauses of the trade agreement among Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Region Cautious on Free Trade with Canada
3-Apr-2009
Two years ago, newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged his country’s neglect of the Caribbean in recent years.
Deadly pact
3-Apr-2009
Opposition is growing over a controversial bilateral trade agreement Canada signed with Colombia in November, the largest trade accord in the Americas after NAFTA.
NUPGE asks Ignatieff to block Colombia trade deal
31-Mar-2009
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is appealing to the federal Liberal Party to join with other opposition parties to block the new Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Minister defends Colombia free-trade deal
30-Mar-2009
Parliamentary hearings will give a fulsome airing to critics of Canada’s proposed free-trade agreement with Colombia, says the Harper government’s Latin American cabinet minister, Peter Kent, the minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
KAIROS and Colombian Partners Outraged at Canada-Colombia Free Trade Deal
27-Mar-2009 Kairos
Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives today expressed outrage that the federal government has introduced legislation for a free trade deal with Colombia, ignoring the pleas of Canadian and Colombian activists for a human rights assessment in advance of any deal.
Making a bad situation worse: An analysis of the text of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
26-Mar-2009 CCIC
While trade can support development and the realization of human rights, the authors find that neither the political conditions in Colombia, nor the terms of this FTA meet the criteria that would allow that to happen.
Deputy Prime Minister Voices Concerns Over Free Trade Agreement with Canada
25-Mar-2009 JIS
Jamaica’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has expressed concerns about the upcoming free trade agreement to be signed between Canada and CARICOM.
Is negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with Canada a priority at this time?
23-Mar-2009
Caricom negotiations with Canada on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have been proceeding since 2007. At their summit in Belize on March 12-13, Caricom Heads approved a ‘Negotiating Brief’ with the proviso that it may need to be re-examined in the context of the global economic situation. It sounds like they wish to keep their options open.
Towards a Canada-EU Economic Trade Agreement and Beyond
8-Mar-2009 OpEd News
It came out during the Canadian election in October of 2008, that the Conservative government was set to begin negotiations with the European Union (EU) on deeper economic integration
Expanding Canadian Trade Horizons
6-Mar-2009
It is clear that Canada must lessen its dependency on the U.S., but if future free trade deals are based on the failed NAFTA model, they could prove costly.
Canada aims for free-trade talks with Europe
6-Mar-2009 Toronto Star
The federal government hopes to open formal negotiations within months toward a free-trade deal with the European Union.
Free trade deal should exclude shipbuilding, Stoffer says
3-Mar-2009
Peter Stoffer hopes to turn the tide on a controversial free trade agreement that could sink shipbuilding in Canada.
Deeper North American Integration Still in the Cards
28-Feb-2009 Blacklisted News
There are fears that under an Obama presidency many on the left will go to sleep, now that Bush is out of office. This includes in Canada, where the left have been instrumental in exposing the SPP and fighting deeper integration into a North American Union.
Canada-Colombia free trade agreement condemned
26-Feb-2009 NUPGE
Colombia’s national labour federations and major unions have condemned the free trade agreement (FTA) signed by the governments of Canada and Colombia last year.
Colombians blast flower trade
12-Feb-2009
Flowers from Colombia are grown in blood, according to a small delegation from that country asking Canadians to think twice about the origin of flowers they buy for Valentine’s Day.
China looking even better
10-Feb-2009 Calgary Herald
Treaty-level action on trade and investment policy from Ottawa could support Canadian business interests in China
Colombia-Canada trade pact needs more thought: Activists
10-Feb-2009
The signed free trade deal between Canada and Colombia could devastate indigenous communities in the South American country if implemented in its current form, says an official with a national Colombian indigenous group in Ottawa Tuesday to lobby government and opposition MPs to delay implementation of the economic pact.