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German parliament ratifies CETA, urges other countries to follow suit
2-Dec-2022 Euractiv
The Bundestag has officially ratified the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which has been under provisional application since 2017.
Businesses for signing FTA with Canada
28-Nov-2022 The Daily Star
Businesses in Bangladesh want the government to start the negotiation with Canada to sign the free trade agreement in order to retain the duty-free market access in the North American nation.
India, Canada likely to sign free trade pact
28-Nov-2022 The New Indian Express
Five rounds of trade talks have been held between India and Canada, the last round got over on November 18.
S. Korea, Canada to sign agreement on supply chains of key minerals
25-Nov-2022 Korea Herald
South Korea and Canada agreed to expedite their push for signing a memorandum of understanding on key minerals in a move to enhance cooperation on supply chains of secondary cells, electric vehicles and broader industry fields.
Canada to explore a free-trade agreement with Ecuador, in fresh run at lessening reliance on US, China
25-Nov-2022 The Sun Times
Canada has been negotiating a trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance, which includes Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and soon Ecuador, since 2017
US may face $15 billion penalty for rejection of Keystone XL pipeline
22-Nov-2022 Public Citizen
The Keystone XL pipeline sparked a movement of activism to put people and the climate over Big Oil. After more than a decade of relentless protests and legal battles, President Joe Biden halted the dangerous pipeline on his first day in office.
New Zealand, the ‘Saudi Arabia of milk,’ pushes Canada to live up to trade obligation
15-Nov-2022 The Globe and Mail
New Zealand’s Agriculture Minister has formally requested a binding dispute-settlement panel to resolve the dairy tiff with Canada under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Activists rejoice as Berlin announces exit from controversial energy treaty
14-Nov-2022 Euractiv
The German government has announced its intention to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, following similar decisions in other large EU countries, which left activists jubilant.
German parties agree to ratify CETA, quit energy charter
14-Nov-2022 Reuters
Germany’s ruling coalition parties have agreed a raft of new trade policy measures, including quitting the Energy Charter Treaty and ratifying the CETA agreement.
Ireland must change law to ratify EU-Canada trade deal, court rules
14-Nov-2022 Reuters
Ireland’s Supreme Court ruled that parliament cannot ratify the European Union’s free trade deal with Canada unless laws are changed, posing a challenge to the coalition government if it wants to avoid the matter going to a referendum.
’Locked out of the Canadian market’: Dairy dispute with Canada takes another step
7-Nov-2022 Stuff
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern raised concerns Canada was breaking its promises on dairy imports under a trans-Pacific free trade agreement directly with her counterpart Justin Trudeau before escalating the issue.
Containment to Cold War 2.0
28-Oct-2022 CCPA
Canada should consider non-aligned options for international cooperation focused on decarbonization and climate change, migration, public health, and labour standard across the supply chain.
Canada asking to join US-led Indo-Pacific trade talks
28-Oct-2022 The Globe and Mail
Canadian business leaders for months have urged Ottawa to sign on to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity negotiations, saying this country should not have been left out of the launch.
Canadian beef sector marks five years of CETA
20-Oct-2022 Empire Advance
The Canadian Cattle Association representatives visited Brussels to discuss solutions to address the regulatory obstacles.
Canada strengthens economic cooperation with Jakarta, Indo-Pacific
17-Oct-2022 The Jakarta Post
Ottawa strengthened its trade relationship with Jakarta and the Indo-Pacific region as Canada Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Minister Mary Ng concluded her two-days long visit to Indonesia to advance at least two economic agreements.
CETA: An attack on health, the environment, consumer protection and democracy
30-Sep-2022 Foodwatch
The trade agreement disempowers the European Parliament and strengthens the influence of corporations.
CETA still not fully delivering
30-Sep-2022 The Western Producer
The Canadian agriculture sector wants the federal government to make progress on removing technical barriers, five years after the deal was signed.
Canada prefers FTA with Asean over bilateral deal with Philippines
26-Sep-2022 Inquirer Net
Canada has expressed preference for a free trade agreement with the ASEAN instead of one with the Philippines, dampening the hopes of some groups that a bilateral trade deal between the two countries will be forged.
Five years into Canada-Europe trade deal, full ratification not guaranteed
22-Sep-2022 CTV
Canada’s trade deal with the European Union has been operating in draft mode for five years, raising doubts it will ever be formally implemented.
‘FTAs with UK, Canada to be sealed in 2022’
5-Sep-2022 The Hindu
India’s free trade pact negotiations with the United Kingdom are ‘within touching distance’ of a deal and a similar deal along with a bilateral investment treaty with Canada is expected to be concluded by December, its top trade official said.