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Baird Ramps Up War Of Words With Europe

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 02.28.2013 | Canada Business

Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird is telling his European counterparts not to negotiate the Canada-EU free trade deal in the press — and the mi...

The Canada-EU Trade Agreement Leak

Michael Geist | Posted 01.27.2013 | Canada
Michael Geist

As International Trade Minister Ed Fast returns from negotiations in Europe that failed to secure a deal on the Canada-EU Trade Agreement, newly leaked documents to the CAQ and posted by LaPresse provide a detailed look at the remaining outstanding issues with details on the Canadian and European positions.

Canada Giving EU Better Trade Deal Than Provinces Give Each Other?

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 11.26.2012 | Canada Business

The practice of Canadian municipalities “buying locally” will disappear with the signing of a Canada-EU free trade deal, and provincial developmen...

Harper Caving On This Issue Could Cost Canadians $900M Per Year

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.13.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - As free trade talks with the European Union reach the endgame, Ottawa is signalling it is prepared to give the Europeans at least part of wha...

Big Pharma Wants Drug Patent Extensions

CP | Posted 10.21.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA — As trade talks with Europe enter the final stretch, Canada's patent drug industry is making a final push to sell their brand of medicine to...

Canada - EU Trade Negotiations Clouded by ACTA Concerns

Michael Geist | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada Politics
Michael Geist

The Canada - EU Trade Agreement negotiations continue this week in Brussels with both parties hoping to wrap up many outstanding issues. According to information provided by Canadian officials at a briefing earlier next month, the plan is to narrow the areas of disagreement to no more than ten issues, with ministers meeting in Europe in November to try to forge an agreement on the contentious areas.

EU's Demands Would Cost Canadians Billions: Federal Study

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.14.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Confidential federal research on free-trade talks with Europe shows that giving the European Union just one part of what it wants on drug pat...

Ontario To Lose Tons Of Jobs Under EU Free Trade: Think Tank

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 09.20.2012 | Canada Business

Ontario would lose tens of thousands of jobs, see the decline of its manufacturing sector accelerate, and would need to be more dependent on natural r...

Will Canada-EU Trade Deal Keep Generic Drugs Off Shelves?

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.16.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The return of Parliament after a long, hot summer may be getting the attention, but it's another kind of political re-start Monday that is li...

Harper: We Need Free Trade With Europe ASAP

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.13.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - Economic concerns at home and abroad will dominate the agenda later this week when German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Canada to meet...

Althia Raj

Negotiator Denies Selling Out Canadians In European Trade Talks

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 09.11.2012 | Canada Politics

Canada's provinces are no fools and know exactly what they are doing at the negotiating table, Quebec’s lead negotiator in the free trade talks with...

Althia Raj

Provinces 'Selling Us Out' On Trade Deal With Europe

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 07.10.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA — Canadian provinces are either ill-equipped or incompetent when it comes to defending their rights in a massive and overarching free trade a...

The Secret Meetings That Locked Down Canadian Copyright

Michael Geist | Posted 08.14.2012 | Canada Business
Michael Geist

The Motion Picture Association - Canada reports meeting with Canadian Heritage Minister, Foreign Minister, and Industry Canada Senior Associate Deputy Minister all on the same day. These meetings occured less than three weeks after the introduction of Bill C-11 and the decision to sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Ministers were willing to meet with the top U.S. copyright lobby group, but not with Canadian creator, consumer, or education groups who offered a much different perspective on legislative reform.

The Next NAFTA?

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.27.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Conservative cabinet ministers and MPs were on another coast-to-coast media blitz Friday — this time to promote a proposed free trade deal ...

Rachel Mendleson

Europe Free Trade Deal Could Cost Up To 150,000 Jobs: CAW

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 02.25.2012 | Canada Business

With free trade negotiations between Canada and the European Union well underway, Canada’s largest private sector union is deepening its opposition ...

Why is Harper Letting the EU Profit From Canadian Water?

Maude Barlow | Posted 04.03.2012 | Canada Politics
Maude Barlow

At Davos last week, the EU stated it wants to protect its policy space when it comes to water, but Canada is seeking no such protection. It's a case of European private water giants having their cake and eating it too. In other words, they protect public services at home, but want their own firms to lay siege to public systems abroad.

British PM Pushes Huge Canada-EU Free Trade Deal

CP | Heather Scoffield | Posted 03.27.2012 | Canada Politics

DAVOS, Switzerland - Quick completion of a trade deal with Canada will help Europe regain some of its competitive edge, says British Prime Minister Da...

Is the Canada-European Trade Agreement Helping or Hurting?

Glen Pearson | Posted 03.16.2012 | Canada Politics
Glen Pearson

There could be some good aspects of the CETA arrangement, but its negative effects could be so profound. In the rush to bring in foreign investment we could easily be paving the way for the Caterpillars of the world to take away whatever little self-direction is left for our communities.

The Top Stories You Didn't Read In 2011

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.08.2011 | Canada

The crisis in long-term care, the plight of reserves in Canada may be items that have hit the headlines recently, but not enough, says a Canadian stud...

Transparency Is the Solution to Canada's Dysfunctional Government

Deborah Coyne | Posted 01.11.2012 | Canada Politics
Deborah Coyne

Canadians are disengaged from political processes because Canada's political institutions and leadership are no longer accountable and responsive to their needs. This arises from the dysfunctional and opaque terms of relations between various levels of government.

Sunday Roundup

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 12.23.2011 | Canada
Danielle Crittenden

Already there is speculation as to whether Gaddafi's death will boost the Obama's approval rating, which hit a new low last week of 41 per cent (his popularity soared to 60 per cent after the killing of Osama). I'd bet that Obama won't get too much bounce from this one: The Seal Team 6 operation that destroyed Osama was brave and laudable; by contrast, there was something deeply sickening about seeing the bloodied Gadaffi being set upon by a chanting mob. Reacting to these images, HuffPost contributor Tarek Fatah bemoaned the onset of an Arab Winter. On a less ghoulish note, in a blog published on Tuesday, entitled "Jamie Hubley Didn't Have to Die," lawyer Josh Scheinert implored Canadians to follow the "It Gets Better Project." And then lo and behold, a group of Conservative MPs got together and released an anti-bullying video, in memory of Hubley, entitled guess what? "It Gets Better."

CETA: A Threat to Local Democracy

Maude Barlow | Posted 12.22.2011 | Canada Politics
Maude Barlow

European corporations want to sell Canadians the services we now receive publicly, services such as health care, education, water and mail delivery, and CETA will give these private companies the right to bid on government tenders for goods and services including schools, hospitals, airports, and hydro projects.

Trojan Horse Protest Stopped

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.17.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - A protest involving a Trojan horse designed to represent the hidden evils of a Canada-European trade deal has been stopped at the gates to Pa...

Althia Raj

Parma Ham Likely Flashpoint In Trade Talks With EU

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 12.17.2011 | Canada Politics

Believe it or not, one of the crucial issues Canada and the EU must solve in their free trade negotiations comes down to some dried pork from Italy. ...

Althia Raj

Canada To Get Short End Of Stick In Trade Deal With EU?

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 12.16.2011 | Canada Politics

As Canadian and European Union negotiators sit down Monday for the ninth round of talks on a sweeping and controversial trade agreement with the EU, T...