ISDS Case Map
Canada
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Canada and Honduras inked a bilateral free trade agreement on November 5, amid political repression, increasing militarization, and controversial Canadian investment in the Central American nation.
Tthe Harper government recently committed Canada to ratify the ICSID Convention.
Since announcing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) two weeks ago Harper’s Conservatives have repeatedly labelled those questioning the deal as “anti-trade”. But this Canada-European Union accord is one part trade and four parts ‘corporate bill of rights’.
Honduras has granted full market access to Canada's pork and beef as the two countries move to sign a new free trade pact.
A sweeping trade deal similar to the tentative agreement Canada has with the European Union wouldn't be possible with China, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday.
Harper's slam-dunk argument for the Canada-European Union 'free trade' agreement, often uncritically reported in the media, is that the 'Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement' is key to Canada's economic prosperity. The Canadian Press reports, "The government continues to quote a joint study on the impact, conducted five years ago, projecting a possible $12 billion boost to economic activity in Canada -- $16 billion for the EU -- and the creation of about 80,000 jobs. ...Trade Minister Ed Fast said that, if anything, the joint study underestimated the gains."
The federal government won’t release internal documents that may predict potential higher drug costs for Canadians under new patent rules agreed to in the free-trade deal with Europe, Trade Minister Ed Fast says.
The far reaching provisions of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union will have considerable impact on Canada’s IP regime.
Canada has confirmed its ratification of the World Bank’s ICSID Convention by depositing its “Instrument of Ratification” with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes on Nov. 1, 2013.
