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Harper Makes Unexpected Admission About EU Trade Deal

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.14.2013 | Canada Business
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PARIS - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French President Francois Hollande are acknowledging the "difficult" nature of free-trade talks between Cana...

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Harper's CETA Priority Is to Protect Big Corporations, Not Human Rights

Dave Coles | Posted 06.04.2013 | Canada Politics
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Dave Coles

The government's position on CETA seems to be that moves benefiting multinational corporations are good policy, but nominal human rights commitments are cumbersome or even a threat. What does this say about the Conservatives' priorities?

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Harper Accused Of ‘Bullying' Provinces

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 05.28.2013 | Canada Business
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been accused of “bullying” provincial governments into signing on to the Canada-EU free trade deal, after Newfou...

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

Senator Percy E. Downe | Posted 05.27.2013 | Canada Politics
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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.

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Suddenly, A War Of Words Between Europe, Canada

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

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

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 11.26.2012 | Canada Business
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The practice of Canadian municipalities “buying locally” will disappear with the signing of a Canada-EU free trade deal, and provincial developmen...

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EU's Demands Would Cost Canadians Billions: Federal Study

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

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

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

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The Next NAFTA?

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.27.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Conservative cabinet ministers and MPs were on another coast-to-coast media blitz Friday — this time to promote a proposed free trade deal ...

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

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

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