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Free trade: A baby step to the south
28-Jul-2008
When Canada concluded free trade talks with Colombia in June, the announcement came in the form of a release on a Saturday. But burying news of the deal on a weekend hasn’t stopped a storm of protest. In Ottawa, the opposition blasted the government for reaching an FTA (whose ratification will likely take months) without waiting for an assessment report from the Commons trade committee, whose members recently travelled to Colombia - a country that has been plagued by drug trafficking, paramilitary death squads and other forms of strife.
Planned bilateral deal to boost Canadian investment in RI
14-Jul-2008 Jakarta Post
Canada and Indonesia are currently in talks to ink a bilateral agreement that will help protect the investments of Canadian companies in Indonesia, as well as promote Indonesia’s potential to Canadian businesses.
Harper, Fillon discuss EU free-trade deal during hour-long meeting
3-Jul-2008
Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with his French counterpart Francois Fillon in Ottawa on Wednesday, with Afghanistan and a potential free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union among the topics of discussion.
What Ottawa didn’t tell you about Colombia FTA
2-Jul-2008 rabble
Today, Canada presents itself in Latin America as a "Third Way," differing from the models offered by the United States and Venezuela. Is this true? A look at the Free Trade Agreements being drawn up for Latin America may bring one to the conclusion that each new trade agreement is progressively more damaging for these countries.
Wrangling over Colombia trade deal continues
25-Jun-2008 Embassy Magazine
A sharply divided Commons’ trade committee has taken a hard line on the Canada-Colombia free trade pact, but supports an eventual agreement.
Canadians can restore their rights and freedoms by cancelling NAFTA
21-Jun-2008 The Canadian
The selling of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to Canadians was based upon a basic fundamental lie. That lie is that there was no free exchange of goods and services between Canada and the United States until the late 1980’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA), that spawned NAFTA. Canadians have accordingly been conned into a belief that the cancelling of NAFTA would result in the subsequent collapse of the Canadian economy.
Not much hope for Charest’s vision of Canada-Europe free trade agreement
21-Jun-2008 The Gazette
At last week’s international economic forum in Montreal, there was plenty of talk about an initiative being pushed by Premier Jean Charest: a Canada-Europe free trade agreement.
Building its ties to Colombia: Canada’s imperial adventure in the Andes
15-Jun-2008 The Bullet
The United States and Canada have chosen to promote Colombia as an aggressive and heavily militarized bulwark against anti-imperialism in the region — an Israel of the Andes.
Canada-Colombia FTA: When democracy gets in the way, just sign it, eh?
14-Jun-2008 ZNet
Many Canadians may never know the difficulties of people resisting the military imposition of an economic model that is ultimately intended for the entire planet, or for ’our Mother Earth’ as the indigenous peoples in Cauca call it. Many Canadians may not know the extent to which they are kept in the dark through the entrenched telling and retelling of the "Canada the good" mythology. It’s time to wake up, eh?
Ottawa et Paris s’entendent pour appuyer le libre-échange Canada-Europe
12-Jun-2008 La Presse Canadienne
La France et le Canada ont officiellement convenu mercredi d’appuyer ensemble le projet de partenariat économique canado-européen, dont le premier ministre québécois Jean Charest s’est fait le plus ardent promoteur.
Disaster in the making: Canada concludes its Free Trade Agreement with Colombia
12-Jun-2008 New Socialist
What’s the monetary value of a Colombian trade unionist’s life? As it turns out, it depends on how many are killed in a given year since the potential fines the Colombian government will have to pay as penalty under its free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada whenever a union activist is killed is capped at $15 million. If this sounds like a sick joke I apologize, but this is in effect what the Canadian government actually negotiated.
Canadian opposition slams Colombia free trade deal
10-Jun-2008 Reuters
Canadian opposition legislators on Monday strongly criticized Ottawa for agreeing to the terms of a free trade deal with Colombia, suggesting it had only done so because the move would help US President George W. Bush.
Canada-Peru FTA (2008)
9-Jun-2008
Canada concludes Colombia free trade talks
9-Jun-2008 Reuters
Canada said on Saturday it had wrapped up free trade negotiations with Colombia and reached agreement on related labor and environmental issues, but the deal could raise criticism from opposition lawmakers concerned about the Andean country’s human rights record.
Free trade with Japan would be major boost for Canadian sales: ambassador
9-Jun-2008 Vancouver Sun
"What we would really like is a [free trade agreement] and the government of Canada has called for one," Canadian Ambassador to Japan Joseph Caron told a Vancouver Board of Trade meeting, noting the Japanese have not yet given an official positive response to possible free trade discussions.
Building its ties to Colombia: Canada’s imperial adventure in the Andes
30-May-2008 Political Affairs Magazine
On May 5th, 2008 Canada’s Trade Minister, David Emerson, proudly declared that Canada is "very close" to concluding free trade negotiations with Colombia. Canada’s push into Colombia is part of its broader interest and growing economic influence in Latin America going back to the 1990s.
Peru inks FTA with Canada, Singapore
30-May-2008 Press TV
Peru has signed free-trade agreements with Canada and Singapore in a move to broaden its relations with other countries worldwide.
Is water becoming ‘the new oil’?
30-May-2008 CSM
The prospect of losing control of water under free-trade or other agreements is something Canadians seem to worry about constantly.
Peru, Singapore and Canada set to sign free trade agreement
28-May-2008 Mercopress
Peru, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, will sign free-trade deals with Canada and Singapore next Thursday announced President Alan Garcia.
EU wants provinces on board before talks start
22-May-2008 Embassy Magazine
After years of exploring the feasibility of a free trade agreement with the European Union, Canadian politicians and officials are now turning their attention to the next Canada-EU summit, in Montreal in October, as the venue for finally launching official talks.