Contributing Lawyers

Canada

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

United States

Susan Kohn Ross

Australia

Andrew Hudson

Canadian Government Starts Domestic Approval Process for Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (Again)

On March 10, 2010, Canada's Minister of International Trade, Peter Van Loan, tabled in the House of Commons legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Colombia Agreement on Labour Cooperation...

Canada-European Union CETA Negotiations - What We Have is a Failure to Communicate

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade negotiators spent January 18-22, 2010 in Brussels Belgium negotiating the Second Round of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)....

Reading the Tea Leaves in the EU-India FTA Negotiations to Anticipate Issues for Canada-EU CETA

News Centre reports that India and the EU free trade agreement negotiators will meet next week after the Canadian delegation leaves Brussels. The India-Eu FTA negotiations started in 2007 and the negotiators are on the Seventh...

Canada-EU CETA Update #2: What Do Canadian Negotiators Need to Know

My good friend Riyaz Dattu (and Peter Glossop) at Oslers is reporting that:

Canadian officials are anxious to receive input from Canadian business. Businesses should consider both their defensive trade strategies in adjusting to...

Canada - EU CETA Update: Copyright

The Wire Report is reporting that the EU is pressuring Canada in the second Round of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations to make significant amendments to Canada's copyright laws....

Twittering During Presentation on Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

I have a Twitter account "CyndeeLaw". After reading a post by Seth Godin last week, I thought I would Twitter during the presentation I attending this morning on the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...

Can Trade and Climate Change Evolve Harmoneously Together?

On June 26, 2009, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a joint report on trade and climate change which examines the intersections between trade and climate change from four...

Canada and Jordan Sign Free Trade Agreement, Environmental Agreement, Labour Agreement and FIPPA

On June 28, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canada and Jordan have signed a free trade agreement. In addition, Canada and Jordan signed Labour and Environmental Cooperation Agreements...

Canada Talking About a Free Trade Agreement with Morocco

Between June 1 and 3, 2009, the Government of Canada will be meeting with representatives from Morocco to discuss the possibility of launching free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. Before any decision is taken on the launch of...

Canada Starts Consultations with Interested Parties on Canada-EU FTA

On May 6, 2009, Canada and the European Union (EU) announced the launch of negotiations towards a comprehensive economic agreement.  In order to ensure that Canadian priorities are taken into account during the...

Canada's Internal Differences a Problem for Canada-EC FTA Negotiations

Canadian trade lawyers deal with Canada's internal anomalies on a daily basis. It is no surprise to Canadian trade lawyers that a stumbling point for the Canada-European Union free trade agreement is the differences in the laws...

Canada Can Be Gateway to North America

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Prime Minister Harper said Canada would become Europe's gateway to lucrative North American markets after the signing of an E.U.-Canada free trade agreement. For the complete article, go...

Canada and EC Formally Announce Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations

On May 6, 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and European Union President Mirek Topolánek and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, announced the historic launch of negotiations toward an economic partnership...

EC Bans Imports of Seal Products and Canada Threatens WTO Case

On May 4, 2009, the EC Parliament voted to impose an import ban on Canadian seal products. The EC parliamentarians overwhelmingly voted in favour of a ban after years of lobbying by animal rights groups. The European Parliament...

Canada - EFTA FTA Implementing Legislation Receives Royal Assent in Canada

On April 29, 2009, the Canada- European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act received royal assent in Canada.  As a result, the Canada - EFTA FTA (CEFTA) will be in effect.

The CEFTA was...

Canada - EU Free Trade Agreement Talks to Move Forward

Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper is reporting that on April 27, 2009, the European Union endorsed plans today to open negotiations with Canada on a new free-trade pact.  The free trade talks will formally launch at an...