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CETA: Demande de transparence en matière de coopération réglementaire votée à l’unanimité
4-Apr-2019 RTL
Le Parlement de Wallonie a adopté une proposition de résolution amendée relative à la transparence en matière de coopération réglementaire dans le traité de libre-échange entre l’Union européenne et le Canada, le fameux CETA.
PBO report shows that new NAFTA provisions threaten Pharmacare, says Council of Canadians
3-Apr-2019 Council of Canadians
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) revealed that new intellectual property provisions in the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement would cost Canadians as much as $169 million more per year for pharmaceutical drugs
Is Canada ready for free trade with China? Some experts say it’s a ‘non-starter’ right now
1-Apr-2019 Global News
Amid the continued efforts of the Trudeau government to negotiate a free trade deal with China, a recent report suggests that a free trade agreement with the world’s most powerful economic force should be a “non-starter” for Canada right now.
Canada needs ’reality check’ on trade ambitions with China: report
29-Mar-2019 National Post
Intelligence experts have warned that China’s increasingly aggressive geopolitical positioning puts it at odds with Western powers, when it comes to free trade agreements.
Hydro-Québec plans to invest in Romania
29-Mar-2019 Energy Industry Review
Hydro-Québec is a Canadian company producing and distributing electricity and one of the largest energy producers in the world.
Vancouver mining company Eco Oro sues Colombia over protection of Santurbán wetland
27-Mar-2019 Rabble
While Eco Oro claims to have invested US$250 million in the project, it is seeking US$764 million as compensation for the cancellation of the project.
Tariffs raise ’serious questions’ about NAFTA ratification, Freeland says
26-Mar-2019 CBC
US Court of International Trade rules use of national security tariffs allowed, but appeal likely
3rd international conference TTIP and CETA-free zones
21-Mar-2019 Not Without the Municipalities
Local authorities, commons and free trade agreements. 29 - 30 March ’19 in Borgerhout - Antwerp.
«Au Mexique, les intérêts du Canada sont ceux des entreprises minières»
13-Mar-2019 Sputnik
Les sociétés minières canadiennes ont encore mauvaise presse au Mexique, car elles ne respecteraient pas les droits de peuples autochtones.
Lydian International submits notices to the Government of Armenia under bilateral investment protection treaties
12-Mar-2019 Proactiveinvestors
The company said illegal blockades have prevented access to the Amulsar gold project since late June 2018.
Canada ordered to pay US concrete company $7M in NAFTA case
26-Feb-2019 CBC
Long-running case began after New Jersey company’s bid to open a quarry in Nova Scotia rejected in 2007
Minister Carr welcomes new gender chapter in modernized Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
7-Feb-2019 Government of Canada
Canada and Chile celebrated the coming into force of the modernized Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement.
Sued for existing – ancient Romanian town on the frontline of the battle against ISDS
6-Feb-2019 Stop ISDS
Today, the 6th of February 2019, the Romanian town of Roşia Montană celebrates its 1888th year of existence. Over the past 20 years, residents have fought against a proposed multi-billion dollar mining project.
EU-Canada trade deal is lawful: EU court adviser
29-Jan-2019 Reuters
The EU-Canada free trade deal’s provisions on investor protection are in line with EU law, a senior court adviser said in a recommendation to the European Court of Justice.
Democracy instead of corporate power. Food sovereignty instead of free trade
28-Jan-2019 Via Campesina
Representatives from 17 farmer organizations from 7 European countries gathered here to denounce the EU’s current trade agenda.
Nigeria, Canada move to revive stalled bilateral agreement
23-Jan-2019 Premium Times
A foreign innvestment promotion and protection agreement was signed by Nigeria and Canada in May 2014, which Canada ratified in 2014. But Nigeria decided not to ratify the agreement because it was later found unbalanced.
Maude Barlow. Water isn’t a business, it’s a fundamental right we must protect
17-Jan-2019 Life Gate
CETA and other trade treaties don’t consider water as a basic necessity, they consider it as an investment, as something that can be traded through private services.
Our changing food trade landscape
14-Jan-2019 Food Secure Canada
How do new technologies and renegotiated supply management rules affect our food system? And, how do we move past the black/white, good/bad binaries that so often frame debates about trade-related issues?
Pacific Rim trade deal enters into force with steep tariff cuts for six nations including Singapore, Australia, Japan
7-Jan-2019 The Straits Times
Pacific trade pact takes off with tariff cut in six nations that ratified the pact
The fossil fuel era is coming to an end, but the lawsuits are just beginning
19-Dec-2018 The Conversation
Westmoreland Coal is suing Canada because it did not receive a transition payment following Alberta’s coal phaseout plan. For the province, coal mining companies have no role to play in the energy transition.