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Canada Eu Free Trade

Let Us In On Trade Deals Before They're Done Deals

Senator Percy E. Downe | Posted 03.27.2013 | Canada Politics
Senator Percy E. Downe

It is tempting to think of trade negotiations as technical exercises best left to departmental officials. But the reality is that these agreements can affect regions in profound ways. If Canadians are to be well-served by these negotiations they deserve to have their parliamentarians actively involved in exercising oversight.

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...

Harper's Anti-Green Stance Bad For The Economy: Hall Findlay

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 02.28.2013 | Canada Business

The Harper government’s resistance to environmental regulation has given Canada a “black eye” and is hurting the economy and jeopardizing major ...

Suddenly, A War Of Words Between Europe, Canada

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 02.21.2013 | Canada Business

The European Union is threatening to shut down a long-awaited trade deal with Canada unless the Harper government offers more in the way of concession...

Keep Her Happy — Or Else

CP | Sylvain Larocque, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.30.2013 | Canada Politics

LONDON - Quebec could throw a monkey wrench into any free-trade deal between Canada and the European Union if it's not satisfied with the treaty's con...

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...

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...

Don't Count Your Trade Deals Before They're Hatched

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.03.2012 | Canada Business

QUEBEC - The new Quebec government says its support for a Canada-Europe free trade agreement is not yet certain and is warning that it should not be t...

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...

Flaherty Criticizes Europe Ahead Of Merkel Visit

CBC | Posted 10.15.2012 | Canada Business

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty continues to criticize what he sees as insufficient response on the part of Europeans to their ongoing debt crisis. ...

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...

Canada-EU Free Trade Deal Nearly Done, But Wrinkles Remain

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.23.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Free trade talks with the European Union are nearing the "end game," although the most difficult issues still remain on the table, the head o...

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...

Althia Raj

Tory Minister's Office Accuses Liberal MP Of Grandstanding On EU Trade Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada Politics

The International Trade Minister's office reacted to a Huffington Post Canada story Tuesday, accusing Liberal MP Wayne Easter of grandstanding. Ea...