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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.
Groundwork done, FTA talks with Canada soon
25-Jun-2010
India and Canada could start negotiations on a free trade agreement for opening up markets in goods, investments and services by the end of this year.
EU wine diplomacy and Indian exports
18-Jun-2010 IWA
The EU has many bilateral agreements on wine in order to aggressively protect its corporate interests
Commons seals Colombia free-trade deal
15-Jun-2010 Globe & Mail
Canada’s free-trade agreement with Colombia passed Monday in the House of Commons with the backing of the Liberals, sealing a deal much criticized by human rights groups
Canada to scrutinize Caribbean labor, environment standards
9-Jun-2010 AFP
A planned trade deal between Canada and the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) will increase scrutiny on the organization’s enforcement of labor and environmental laws, Canada said Tuesday.
Forgery, murder, deception — the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement.
9-Jun-2010 NUPGE
The lies are constant, unerring, and slick; yet the lies haven’t been able to convince members of the US Congress that this new government in Colombia has any respect for human rights. Apparently, the Harper government and Ignatieff’s Liberals are much more pliable.
Can-EU trade talks look good but face 3 potential sticking points: Spanish envoy
2-Jun-2010 Canadian Press
A European diplomat identified three potential obstacles Tuesday to a free-trade deal with Canada: intellectual property rights, agriculture and government contracts.
Canada free trade agreement with Panama signed
16-May-2010 Suite 101
A key benefit of the agreement is that Canadian businesses will now be able to bid on projects that the Panamanian government finances.