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EU-Canada FTA (CETA) - draft consolidated text (2010)
20-Apr-2010
Open Civil Society Declaration on a proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union
20-Apr-2010 TJN
Social organisations and movements in Canada have serious reservations about the scope and negotiating process of the proposed Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Trade Justice Network releases secret draft of Canada-European Union free trade agreement, makes demands of Canadian and European governments
20-Apr-2010 Earth Times
As the third round of Canada-European Union free trade negotiations commence the newly formed Trade Justice Network today publicly released the draft text of the proposed Canada-European Union Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — the most significant bilateral trade negotiation since the NAFTA.
Agricultural body raises concern about new CARICOM-Canada agreement
13-Apr-2010 Barbados Advocate
The Barbados Agricultural Society is closely watching the ongoing negotiations for the new Canada-CARICOM trade and development agreement, as it is concerned about the potential devastating impact that such an agreement can have on the regional and local pork industries.
Canada misses its chance to join major Pacific free-trade deal
12-Apr-2010 Mail and Guardian
When asked in 2006 to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations that only recently got under way in Australia, the Harper government refused, largely to protect the Quebec and Ontario dairy industry from foreign competition.
Independent human rights impact assessment needed before Canada-Colombia free trade, CAW says
8-Apr-2010 CAW
Canadian Auto Workers is calling for an immediate halt to any federal government plans to finalize a Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement without the guarantee of an independent human rights impact assessment in Colombia.
’A simple protest can lead to death’: Canada’s auto union on Colombia FTA
8-Apr-2010 Colombia Reports
Canadian Auto Workers, the country’s largest union, last week issued a press release calling on the government to halt trade negotiations with Colombia, calling the deal "a shocking betrayal of Canadians’ expectation that we don’t negotiate with human rights abusers."
Canadian industry wants India to expedite trade agreement
31-Mar-2010 Live Mint
The Canadian government is putting pressure on India to fast-track a bilateral trade deal at a time when both countries are negotiating a nuclear deal.
KEI on leaked EU Canada trade agreement IPR Chapter
30-Mar-2010 KEI
Michael Geist has leaked the lasted draft of the intellectual property chapter of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement. These are some brief comments on the new document.
Proposed Colombia trade pact amended
25-Mar-2010 CBC
The federal government has agreed to add a new element to Canada’s proposed free-trade agreement with Colombia. "It will be the first FTA in the world to require an annual human-rights assessment to be tabled in both countries’ parliaments," the amendment’s author says.
45 Colombian union leaders assassinated in 2009
12-Mar-2010 CUPE
Amid new reports of human rights abuses in Colombia involving the assassination of union leaders, Canada’s largest labour organization says it is appalled the Harper government will try to fast-track approval of a free trade deal with that country.
Consortium building new Quito Airport takes Ecuador to ICSID
16-Feb-2010 Investment Treaty News
Corporacion Quiport S.A., the company building the new Quito international airport, has initiated arbitration proceedings at ICSID against the Republic of Ecuador in connection with its concession to maintain and operate the existing Quito airport and to construct and operate the New Quito International Airport (NQIA) being built outside Ecuador’s capital.
Canada pressing for investment protection pact
9-Feb-2010
Canada High Commissioner in India Mr Joseph Caron said his country is pressing for entering into a foreign investment protection treaty with ours.
Buy American deal paves way for EU trade pact
6-Feb-2010 Globe and Mail
A Canada-US deal on ’Buy American’ trade restrictions opens the door for more sweeping liberalization of provincial and territorial procurement policies, including momentum for a proposed trade deal with the European Union. Union and anti-free-trade groups have slammed the deal.
Wheat Board eager for Canada-Morocco trade deal
4-Feb-2010 Reuters
US farmers will gain duty-free access for their grain in 2016 because of the US-Morocco free-trade deal. "Canadian farmers really need a similar deal to level the playing field," says the Canadian Wheat Board.
Canada-EU free trade talks will be long and bumpy
4-Feb-2010 Troy Media
But a new wrinkle was added to the negotiations with the final signing of the Lisbon treaty in 2009. Under the treaty, it is now the European Parliament which must approve the final agreement.
Canada, EU head into round two of trade talks
19-Jan-2010 AFP
Canadian and European Union representatives are to meet this week in Brussels for a second round of free trade negotiations, Canada’s top trade official said Monday.
Anti-mining activists killed in El Salvador
30-Dec-2009 Democracy Now!
For the second time in a week, a prominent anti-mining activist has been assassinated in El Salvador.
Expectations, Burma case derail FTA
28-Dec-2009 Business Mirror
Continuing political turmoil in the military-ruled Burma have caused major hurdles in the proposed free-trade deals being negotiated by members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with the European Union, Canada and the United States.
EU-Canada FTA (CETA) - draft IP chapter (2009)
22-Dec-2009 Wikileaks