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...
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...
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...
This posting comes from Keith Cameron ("Cameron") at Lang Michener LLP's Ottawa office -
For years consumers have questioned fluctuating gas prices, wondering how prices could rise and fall overnight and who exactly was...
The Wall Street Journal has reported about Boeing Co.'s $236.1 MILLION in punitive damages awarded by a jury in a lawsuit by ICO Global Communications Holdings made claims of fraud and breach of contract. This is addition...
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...
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...
On September 26, 2008, Senator Russ Feingold (D. – Wis) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D. – Wash) introduced the Traveller’s Privacy Protection Act of 2008 to place limits on laptop searches at the U.S. border. I have...
One week before the Canadian federal election, Prime Minister Harper and the Conservative Party revealed their platform. The following promises would be interesting from a trade perspective:
- Increased Trade with Emerging...
The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has revised its regulations on export controls for foreign-made items that incorporate controlled U.S.-origin goods (the de minimis rules). The changes are effective on an...
On September 26, 2008, the U.S. Congress approved new legislated sanctions that would authorize state and local governments to divest any assets of their pension funds and investments in companies that have invested more than...
On September 26, 2008, P)rime Minister Stephen Harper made a campaign promise to restrict the export of raw bitumen (in other words, he promised to ban the export of heavy black oil from Canada's oil sands to countries with lax...
I wonder whether Canadian businesses should bother submitting comments. At the same time, why not? The worst that can happen is that the comments will be ignored. The best case scenario is that the Bureau of...
