In the November 19, 2008 Throne Speech, the Government of Canada signalled that it would revive legislation put forward in Parliament prior to the election relating to food safety and consumer product safety. The Throne...
On November 19, 2008, Canada's Governor General delivered the Throne Speech. The following statement was included in the Throne Speech as a priority on the Prime Minister's agenda:
"To ensure protection of our vital...
On November 17, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued a preliminary determination of dumping and subsidization of aluminum extrusions from China. What might become the largest Canadian antidumping and countervailing...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that efective November 17, 2008, all shipments of firewood from Canada must have been heat treated prior to importation into the U.S. This requirement was set out in an order...
The rumours have started and so has the fear - rumour has it that President-elect Obama will tie any U.S. auto aid to a repatriation of jobs from Canada and Mexico to the United States. In other words, the United States...
On November 13, 2008, the Government of Canada and the Government of China signed a memorandum of understanding on financial services , which resolves some or all of the issues at the heart of a WTO case. The Memorandum of...
Some in Canada are not convinced that U.S. President-Elect Obama will act in the best interests of the North American economy. I, for one, think that the talks of renegotiating NAFTA will lead to uncertainty, which will in...
On November 12, 2008, the Ottawa Business Journal ran an article entitled “Defence industry pushes for reform of U.S. export controls” abouts the Canadian defence industry’s desire for a flexible application of the ITAR rules...
On November 10, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued its final determination in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigation against thermoelectric coolers and warmers from China. Only one exporter...
On November 10, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency commenced an expiry review of the antidumping order against wood slats from China and Mexico.
Wood slats (slats) are the main component of wood venetian blinds. The...
Tomorrow, I am giving a lecture at the Univeristy of Windsor, Centre for Transnational Law and Practice about NAFTA. As I was waiting for my flight, because Air Canada bumped me off the flight I was scheduled to take (why I...
The Canadian Committee for UNIFEM (Canadian Committee for the United Nations Development Fund for Women)will be giving an award to Louise Frechette on November 20, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ottawa Ontario for her...
Trade Lawyers Blog has given President-Elect Obama a few days to enjoy his historic victory on November 4th - but now I am starting again to defend NAFTA. I have come across a useful post on www.canadians.org written by...
As a trade lawyer, I have been critical about the U.S. embargo against Cuba. As the third severe hurricane of the 2008 Season hit Cuba this week-end (Gustav, Ike and now Poloma), the human reaction should be to call on the...
Canada is often accused of turning a blind eye to counterfeit goods. Not so - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police obtained a search warrant and crashed a purse party in London Ontario, seizing alleged counterfeit goods and...
The Counterfeit Blog posted the following post on September 27, 2008 -
EFF Sues USTR Over ACTA and FOIA
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Public Knowledge filed suit September 18 against the U.S. Trade...
