On October 25, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency published the following list of companies who have been approved for the Partners in Protection program (like C-TPAT) and have given permission for their names to be...
The latest news about the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to engage in search activities should cause travelers and senders of documents concern. Courthouse News Service reports that "The 9th Circuit upheld the...
(OTTAWA) – October 20, 2008 – Export Development Canada (EDC) today announced that it has begun proactively disclosing internal audit reports through its public website. EDC is the first federal parent Crown Corporation* to...
On October 17, 2008, the Canada Border Servcies Agency issued D-Memorandum D-10-14-55 "Tariff Classification of Wood Flooring Products" - see - www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d10/d10-14-55-eng.pdf
The CBSa...
On June 23, 2008, the European Union lifted sanctions against Cuba. Spain's Prime Minister played a key in persuading the European Union to lift diplomatic sanctions against Cuba. EU External Relations Commissioner...
On October 17, 2008, during the Canada-EU summit in Quebec City, Quebec, Prime Minister Harper and President Nicholas Sarkozy of France confirmed that Canada and the EU would start to explore a free trade agreement (or possibly...
On October 16, 2008, The Hon. Dwight Duncan delivrred the following speech to the Canadian Club:
Good morning everyone, and thank you for joining us today. It’s an honour and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to address the...
On October 15, 2008, the European Union signed an economic partnership agreement with the Cariforum Group of Nations (Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana,...
I recently spoke to a lawyer from a South Asian culture about how she is directed to a secondary screening every time she returns to Canada from a business trip or holidays. She is from a culture where women and men wear...
The true story is probably yet to be reported and possibly the movie will follow. On October 17, 2008, the Canadian National Post newspaper printed an article about a Canadian - Iranian citizen who was arrested in...
Timing is everything. As a Canadian lawyer, I must question whether the change in enforcement procedures announced by the United States Customs and Border Protection (U.S. CBP), which are effective on October 17, 2008,...
On October 14, 2008, the Conservative Party of Canada won 143 seats (subject to change upon a few recounts in tight ridings) and Prime Minister Harper won a stronger minority government. A minority government can be...
October 14, 2008, Canada's Globe & Mail newspaper published an editorial written by the Honourable Roy McLaren (who is a former Canadian Minister of International Trade). The Article can be retrieved at the following link -...
When Car Troubles Become Lemon Troubles
By Sergei Lemberg
There are few things more frustrating in life than not having a car you can depend on. After all, you need your vehicle to get to work, to take the kids to school and...
The Government of Jamaica has made the announcement below on their web-site. This is good news for Canadian negotiators who are watching winter arrive in Canada. To be clear, it is Jamaica and not Canada who are...
I cannot tell if this yet another jab at Canadian softwood lumber exporters hidden under many layers of wood products.
The June 2008 Farm Bill includes amendments to the Lacey Act. Since the dawn of time, the Lacey...
