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Blasting ‘weak-kneed’ skeptics, Tories fan out to plug EU trade deal
The Harper government’s PR machine will be working overtime Friday as 40 per cent of the Conservative Canadian cabinet fans out across the country to shore up support for a free trade deal with the European Union.
CETA: foundering on the agricultural issue
Canada and the European Union hope to conclude a free trade agreement by November 2012, however discussions stumble on supply management of Canadian farm products.
Canada-EU negotiators are talking. But is it a round?
Canadian and European negotiators are back at the table in Brussels this week to pick through unresolved issues in the Canada-European Union free trade talks.
Oilsands not a sticking point in EU trade talks
Canada’s oilsands aren’t a sticking point in trade talks with the European Union, Denmark’s trade minister said today in Ottawa.
Canada-EU free trade talks ’75 per cent’ complete, EU rep says
At least two issues continue to stand in the way of a free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union, but a deal should be finalized "within half a year," the Danish trade minister said Monday.
Parti Quebecois sounds warning about possible Canada-EU trade deal
Quebec’s official Opposition, which is leading in public-opinion polls with an election looming, is sounding some alarm bells about a potential Canada-European Union free-trade deal.
Cities seek exemptions from EU-Canada trade deal
As Canada and the European Union negotiate final details on a free-trade deal expected to be completed this year, dozens of communities across the country are voicing major concerns or seeking exemptions from the pact.