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US energy secretary hopes Mexico, Canada will help export American coal
10-Feb-2020 Reuters
Canada and Mexico could help export US coal to Asia via USMCA to get around the blocking of shipments by West Coast states, US Energy Secretary said.
Canada, Ethiopia to start negotiating investment agreement: Trudeau
10-Feb-2020 Global News
Prime Minister Trudeau brought the promise of an investment agreement with Ethiopia, as he continued his bid to get African votes for Canada‘s attempt to win a United Nations Security Council seat.
Britain wants Canada-style trade deal with EU - minister
6-Feb-2020 Reuters
Britain wants a Canada-style agreement with the European Union that includes goods and services.
CETA puts pressure on precautionary principle, glyphosate implicated
6-Feb-2020 Arc2020
The changes joint committees are allowed to make to the CETA-text are in effect very far-reaching and at the same time binding, so they take up the role of legislator.
Post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal based on CETA would be bad news
3-Feb-2020 CEO
The EU-UK trade talks begin with the UK objective to use the corporate-friendly EU-Canada agreement CETA as a template. This is not a good start for democracy nor the public interest.
Brexit battle returns with UK and EU sparring over trade
3-Feb-2020 Bloomberg
The UK and the European Union begin their battle over a future trade deal, setting up 11 months of negotiations that risk ending in economically damaging failure at the end of the year.
CETA: Rights for Canadian multinationals
28-Jan-2020 SOMO
CETA strengthens the legal position of North American companies in the EU and exposes European governments and taxpayers to potential claims.
Canada kicks off USMCA ratification process, urges bi-partisan co-operation
28-Jan-2020 Reuters
Canada’s minority Liberal government kicked off the ratification process for a new continental trade pact and urged opposition lawmakers to formally approve the deal as quickly as possible.
Is Canada on losing end of CETA free trade agreement with EU?
27-Jan-2020 France 24
In Canada, farmers criticise the non-tariff barriers imposed by the EU and say the win-win deal that was promised is taking too long to materialise.
Third miner declares dispute with Tanzania government
20-Jan-2020 The Citizen
The dispute is related to Canada-based company Montero Mining’s investment in the Wigu Hill rare earth element project.
Winshear delivers notice of intent to submit a claim to arbitration under Canada-Tanzania agreement for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments
13-Jan-2020 GlobeNewswire
The dispute arises out of certain acts and omissions of the United Republic of Tanzania, relating to the SMP Gold Project, says the company.
What the amendments to the USMCA mean for Canadian IP law
6-Jan-2020 JDSupra
Many requirements of the original USMCA have already been met by recent changes in Canadian IP legislation, but more amendments will be required to implement the USMCA.
The European Commission is urging Canada to adopt stricter piracy rules
3-Jan-2020 TechNadu
Canada’s intellectual protection rights system was also slammed for being too clement.
Lupaka files notice of intent to submit a claim to arbitration under Canada-Peru FTA
17-Dec-2019 GlobeNewswire
The dispute is related to the Invicta gold mine project and the blockade erected by the community of Parán in October 2018 wherein it prevented any access to the mining site.
How the ‘New NAFTA’ will affect Canadians
11-Dec-2019 The Tyee
Small gains for workers, but the environment gets a shoddy deal.
’Turkey, Canada FTA negotiations should start soon’
15-Nov-2019 Anadolu
A free trade agreement between Turkey and Canada should start as soon as possible, the deputy trade minister of Turkey, said.
The role of treaty committees in CETA and other recent EU free trade agreements
5-Nov-2019 Foodwatch
Questions and answers with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weiß, Chair of Public Law, University Speyer.
Commission presents procedural proposals for the Investment Court System in CETA
14-Oct-2019 European Commission
The European Commission today presented to the Council four proposals for specific rules putting in place the Investment Court System provisions in the EU-Canada trade deal.
Canada-EU beef trade deal not working as well as hoped
8-Oct-2019 CBC
European health standards too costly and complicated for Albertan beef exporters.
Modernized free trade agreement lifts duties on Israeli imports of Canadian foodstuffs
4-Sep-2019 Fresh Plaza
The expanded Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement took effect, eliminating or reducing tariffs on the import into Israel of a wide range of foods from Canada.