February 21, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
It is embarrassing - Canada signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID or the Washington Convention) on December 15, 2006 and passed legislation granting...
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May 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 8, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canada and the Czech Republic has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of...
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May 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 8, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canada and Romania has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of a bilateral...
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May 15, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 15, 2009, Canada's National Post newspaper ran an article entitled "U.S. Climate bill would be 'disaster'". For a copy of the well-written article, please go to the following link -...
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May 05, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On may 5, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canad and Latvia has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of a bilateral investment...
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April 23, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On April 23, 2009, AbitibiBowater Inc. filed a notice of intent under the North American free-trade agreement accusing the Newfoundland and Labrador government of taking a “blatantly discriminatory” action when it passed...
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February 09, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada and Madagascar concluded negotiations for a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) in August 2008. This bilateral FIPA will enhance Canadian investors’ confidence when considering investment...
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February 03, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
During the 2008 U.S. Elections, Canadians and Mexicans learned via campaign rhetoric that President Obama wants to renegotiate NAFTA Chapter 11 due to the inclusion of the investor-to-State dispute settlement mechanism. If...
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January 04, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 9, 2008, a Canadian mining company, Pacific Rim Mining Corp., using its Nevada-based subsidiary Pac Rim Cayman LLC, filed a Notice of Intent under the investment provisions of the CAFTA-DR (that is the...
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September 22, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
In August, 2008, a bid by a Canadian softwood lumber company, Tembec, to vacate a NAFTA Chapter 11 cost award was dismissed by a United States District Court. This was the second request by Tembec to the United States District...
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August 26, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On August 26, 2008, Diane Francis of Canada's Financial Post wrote a great article "Investing in Russia? Plan to Lose" that should raise alarm bells for those investing in Russia. The posting may be found at...
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June 13, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Trade Lawyers Blog reported on March 14, 2008 that Bill C-9 "An Act to Implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)" reached its final point in...
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June 05, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 4, 2008, the U.S. legislators took a dangerous turn when reaching a fork in the road. When presented with a choice of honoring the trade agreements that trading partners have negotiated in good faith, the U.S...
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April 16, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada is becoming more engaged in international treaty negotiation and has recently announced that:
Canada and Tanzania;Canada and Mongolia;Canada and Madagascar;Canada and Indonesia; andCanada and Vietnam,
have agreed to...
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April 15, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Cnada is negotiating a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) with Jordan. A FIPA is Canada's version of a bilateral investment treaty.
The report on the Initial Environmental Assessment has been...
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March 14, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On March 14, 2008, Bill C-9 "An Act to Implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)" reached its final point in Canada's legislative process and...
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