ASBESTOS CONCERNS STALL CANADA-EUROPE TRADE AGREEMENT
June 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
THE CANADIAN government's support for its national asbestos industry could possibly derail Canada-European trade talks if Ottawa does not abandon its laissez faire backing for its lucrative asbestos sector.
While welcoming the progress in negotiations for a broad-based Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada, MEPs on Wednesday June 8 voiced their concerns at a European Parliament debate on the deal.
And they called for conditions to be attached regarding Canadian asbestos mining and export ...
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