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UK-Canada trade deal back in focus as talks restart
8-Sep-2020 City AM
Hopes of securing a post-Brexit free trade deal with Canada were given a boost after trade secretary Liz Truss announced the UK had kickstarted discussions.
Barrick to appeal lost challenge over PNG mining rights
1-Sep-2020 Reuters
Barrick Gold Corp has lost a court challenge in Papua New Guinea over rights to a highlands gold mine and intends to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court.
Barrick to fight PNG’s attempt to grant Porgera lease to state-backed miner
28-Aug-2020 Mining.com
Canada’s Barrick Gold said it would challenge the Papua New Guinea government alleged move to grant a 20-year lease for the Porgera gold mine to a state-backed firm.
Ukraine’s ambassador, Canada’s trade minister discuss updates to free trade agreement
20-Aug-2020 Ukrinform
Canada and Ukraine are committed to modernize the free trade agreement.
End the Canada Israel free trade agreement
6-Aug-2020 Palestine Chronicle
On Sunday a demonstration is planned in Montréal against the Canada Israel Free Trade Agreement. Under the banner “Against Israel’s annexation of the Jordan Valley.
Canadian miner’s multi-million dollar suit against Kazakhstan dismissed
6-Aug-2020 Mining.com
An international tribunal has dismissed a nearly $1 billion claim against Kazakhstan brought by a Canadian junior miner over a botched deal to operate gold mines in the country.
Talks to begin with parties after rejection of CETA
5-Aug-2020 Cyprus Mail
The government will initiate a round of deliberations with political parties here after the House plenum voted against ratifying the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada.
Lupaka secures financing for its arbitration claim under the Canada-Peru free trade agreement
5-Aug-2020 GlobeNewswire
Lupaka Gold Corp. reports that it has entered into an arbitration funding agreement for up to USD$4.1 million to support the company’s arbitration claim against Peru.
Cyprus blocks EU-Canada trade deal because of Halloumi
5-Aug-2020 Time24
There is a new hurdle for the CETA economic agreement between the EU and Canada – this time from Cyprus. The country is concerned about the sale of agricultural products.
Brazil optimistic about a Mercosur free trade accord with Canada
1-Aug-2020 MercoPress
An estimate by Brazil´s Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) points out that the conclusion of a free trade agreement between Mercosur and Canada has the potential to increase Brazilian export revenues of agricultural products by US$7.8 billion.
Can CARICOM-Canada Trade And Investment Flows Be Revitalised?
22-Jul-2020 The Gleaner
Canada, although having a long-standing relationship with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its Member States, being in the hemisphere and the Commonwealth and the third major trading partner, does not usually generate much attention and scrutiny in the region. The planned visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February, as Canada campaigned for a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council, sparked region-wide media interest. This visit was postponed. Canada was unsuccessful in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council.
A Canadian mining company is threatening to sue Mexico to avoid paying taxes... and is asking Canada to help them do it
13-Jul-2020 Council of Canadians
Already, Mexico’s progressive reforms have made it an ISDS target. First Majestic, a Canadian silver mining company has been threatening Mexico for the last few years, under NAFTA’s Chapter 11.
Barrick Gold sends dispute notice to Papua New Guinea over Porgera mine
10-Jul-2020 Reuters
Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp said it served a dispute notice to the Papua New Guinea government over the country’s refusal to extend a mining lease in the Porgera valley.
UK wants to join Pacific trade pact as trade deal with Canada approaches its end
17-Jun-2020 CBC
The British government signalled that it intends to join another trade agreement in which Canada is already a partner: the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Canada loses a round in softwood lumber dispute
25-May-2020 Business In Vancouver
NAFTA panel upholds determination Canadian exports harm American producers.
Energy dispute deepens between Mexico and foreign allies
18-May-2020 Reuters
The measures would face legal challenges under Mexico’s commitments not just under the outgoing NAFTA but also its successor, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, an industry source said.
Vote on disputed CETA trade agreement sparks controversy
7-May-2020 RTL
The impending vote has sparked anger from environmental organisations. Stop TTIP/CETA and Votum Klima for instance called the vote a political scandal.
Canada notifies US and Mexico it has ratified revised NAFTA
6-Apr-2020 CBC
Canada notified the United States and Mexico that it has finished its ratification process and is now ready to implement the measures in the revised North American trade agreement.
Will Canada’s grain farmers be collateral damage in the rush to pass Bill C-4?
26-Mar-2020 NFU
Bill C-4 - the legislation to implement the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement - makes it so Canada must treat all American-grown grain as if it were Canadian-grown.
Canadian Parliament rushes through ratification of USMCA trade pact
16-Mar-2020 Reuters
The Canadian Parliament rushed through ratification of the new US-Mexico-Canada trade pact before taking a three-week break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.