CETAOn February 14, 2017, the Canadian House of Commons passed Bill C-30 “An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures at Third Reading. There were three days of debates at third reading on February

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On January 30, 2017, the Standing Committee on International Trade in Canada approved Bill C-30 “An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures”, which is Canada implementing legislation for the Canada-EU CETA. The next

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CETAOn October 30, 2016, Canada participated in a signing ceremony for the Canada-EU Comprehensive and Trade Agreement (“CETA”).  What steps must Canada take to implement a free trade agreement (or any treaty) in Canadian law?

Step 1: Signing Order (Instrument of Full Powers): This step should be taken befor the signing ceremony. A signing

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iStock_000019169483XSmallAs a trade lawyer, I remain optimistic that the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) will be signed. I am not ready to issue a “call of death”; but I am closer to that call than I was last week.  The problem is that Canada is finished negotiations of the CETA and will

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iStock_000019169483XSmallAs a trade lawyer, I remain optimistic that the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) will be signed. I am not ready to issue a “call of death”.  However, the CETA deal is in critical condition.  Canada has walked away from the table because of the actions of Wallonia.  The good news is