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Libre échange Canada-Europe: un traité qui ira plus loin que l’ALENA
27-Sep-2010 La Presse Affaires
Contrairement à l’ALENA, l’entente avec l’UE pourrait englober l’accès aux appels d’offres des provinces et des municipalités, la mobilité de la main d’oeuvre, les services financiers, la reconnaissance des titres de compétence, entre autres.
India, Canada trying to resolve issues of FIPPA: Sharma
25-Sep-2010 MSN
India and Canada are trying to resolve differences over the proposed investment protection agreement while negotiations on a trade opening pact are underway, visiting Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
Canada, India back the start of talks on trade deal
25-Sep-2010
TORONTO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Canada and India said on Friday they have endorsed the findings of a joint study calling for negotiations to begin on reaching a "substantive and ambitious" bilateral free trade agreement.
Canada introduces bill to enact Panama free trade agreement
24-Sep-2010 Bloomberg
The trade agreement will give Canadian companies access to the government procurement market in the Central American country, including the expansion of the Panama Canal, Van Loan said at the time.
EU’s a big deal, but just don’t call it "free trade"
24-Sep-2010 Vancouver Sun
In a speech Thursday at an event organized by the Fraser Institute, Canadian trade minister Peter Van Loan appeared amused at the diplomatic necessity of avoiding the term "free trade" when negotiating with the Europeans.
Bilateral investment treaties: A Canadian primer
22-Sep-2010 CCIC
Bilateral Investment Treaties make up one part of a global investment regime that governs how countries and their governments can regulate foreign-owned assets. Canada is a major promoter of these instruments.
3 FTAs to be finalised in 12 months
16-Sep-2010
In a briefing before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday, the Commerce Ministry declared that three of its four ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations could be finalised in the next 12 months.
Turkey, Canada to launch free trade agreement talks
15-Sep-2010 Turkish Weekly
Turkey and Canada will launch talks on a free trade agreement soon, Turkey’s state minister for foreign trade said on Tuesday.
Canada, Costa Rica to modernize F.T.A.
30-Aug-2010
Canada and Costa Rica have agreed to work toward modernizing the existing bilateral free-trade agreement, announced Peter Van Loan, Canada’s minister of international trade, who just concluded his five-day, four-country visit to Latin America.
N.L. not on hook for Abitibi payout: Williams
25-Aug-2010
Premier Danny Williams says the Newfoundland and Labrador government will not share the $130-million settlement the federal government made with AbitibiBowater.
Canadian apathy puts trade at risk in Southeast Asia: report
25-Aug-2010
Canada has largely ignored relations with Southeast Asia over the past decade and is now at risk of being shut out of key trading pacts and institutions in the increasingly important region, according to a highly critical report to be released Wednesday.
Canada-Europe free trade talks prompt Turkey to jump on board
18-Aug-2010
As momentum grows towards a successful Canada-European Union free trade deal, Turkey—an EU candidate linked by strong economic ties to the 27-member bloc—is now also seeking a free trade deal with Canada so its goods and companies aren’t put at a disadvantage.
Oil, gas, and Canada-Colombia free trade
12-Aug-2010 Upside Down World
Talisman Energy just announced that it will partner with Ecopetrol to purchase all of British Petroleum’s operations in Colombia for a total of CDN$1.9 billion.
World Bank approves mining company suit against El Salvador
11-Aug-2010
In a decision with implications for the national sovereignty of member states under US trade pacts, a World Bank tribunal has approved a Canadian mining company’s controversial lawsuit against the government of El Salvador.
European Commission seeks water services in CETA
20-Jul-2010 rabble.ca
We know through a leaked version of an earlier CETA text and verbally from Canada’s negotiating team in Brussels that the European Commission wants access to Canadian water and sanitation services.
When EU talks trade, it receives more than it gives
19-Jul-2010 Edmonton Journal
The reality is that Canada wants CETA more than Europe needs it. Europe recognizes this and will use its leverage to extract a high price.
Canadian, EU free-trade talks embark on ’stickier issues’
12-Jul-2010 Edmonton Journal
Canadian and European Union negotiators open a new round of talks Monday on an ambitious free-trade agreement amid uncertainty about whether both sides — and in particular the Ontario and Quebec governments — are prepared to make politically sensitive concessions.
Un accord pour tout déréglementer
9-Jul-2010 Politis
Des négociations autour d’un accord de libre-échange entre l’Union européenne et le Canada sont prévues du 12 au 16 juillet à Bruxelles. Quels en sont les enjeux ? Quelles en seront les conséquences ?
EU-Canada FTA (CETA) - consolidated text of the Investment and Services Chapter
29-Jun-2010
Consolidated CETA text of the Investment and Services Chapter as of at 13.1.2010
Free market stealth economics at G20
27-Jun-2010 Toronto Media Co-op
Behind razor sharp security walls and thousands of armed police, Canada’s Conservative government is utilising the G20 summit as a political platform to push forward bilateral trade agreements globally, according to recent statements from the Canadian government.