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THE PLANS of Canada’s conservative government to record conversations in specific areas of certain airports are on hold pending a review from the country’s privacy commissioner, following a public backlash over privacy concerns.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is currently waiting on the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to submit a privacy impact assessment of its plans before conducting a review, said Scott Hutchinson, spokesperson for the commissioner.…

While the American civil aviation sector has its problems, the long term future is bright, according to the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA). In a groundbreaking forecast released last March (2012), it predicted the US industry would grow steadily over the next 20 years, reaching 1.2 billion passengers flying commercially by 2024, compared to 731 million in 2011.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has released a detailed action plan designed to boost energy innovation and new technology across the European Union (EU). Written as a ‘communication’ policy paper, it stresses: “EU energy technology and innovation strategy is an integral part of the EU energy policy.”…

THE CANADIAN government has announced that from November 8, pharma manufacturers within Canada will have to abide by global good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards for their active ingredient production. 

Based on the International Conference on Harmonisation’s (ICH) Q7 Guidance, which has thus far been voluntary within Canada, the new rules would, claimed Canadian health minister Leona Aglukkaq, mean “the current high standards of drug safety in Canada are getting even stronger.”…

THE RECENT industrial accidents that have marred the reputation of Bangladesh’s knitwear outsourcing industry have increased the pressure on the small firms in the sector to merge so they can improve investment in equipment and premises.

Last year’s Tazreen Fashions fire and the factory collapse in April have prompted questions in the global knitwear sector about its “race to the bottom” low cost gambit, unleashing public outrage and calls for improved factory conditions and better safety regulations.   …

Drinks packaging design has always been about communicating with consumers – whether it is broadcasting a brand image or delivering information. And with new technologies aiding communication in many ways, interaction is a key theme with international beverage packaging designers today.…

AT a time when the world seems increasingly led by lifelong politicians, it is perhaps refreshing to hear from a political leader who has a solid background in business, and such is former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin.

Speaking to Accountancy Futures, he showed how more than half-a-century of business and public life can be brought to bear in financial and commercial mentorship.…

THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) recent decision to impose antidumping duties on imports of bioethanol from the United States is triggering fears that trade remedy measures may become the new tool of choice for protecting domestic biofuel producers from foreign competitors.

EU ministers decided on February 18 to impose a definitive (long-term) antidumping duty of Euro EUR0.63 cents per metric tonne on US bioethanol imports in response to a complaint from the European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE).…

EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) farmers association Copa-Cogeca has warned today (Friday) that the EU beef sector is “catastrophic situation”, arguing that it was no time to increase access to EU beef markets through bilateral trade talks.

Negotiations with Canada are close to completion and the Canadian government is pushing for better EU market access for its beef exporters.…

NICHOLAS Hoare, Canada’s specialist British book retailer is closing for good, after its eponymous 70-year-old founder decided to retire and move to a stately house in rural Nova Scotia, in eastern Canada.

The chain has been contracting, closing its Ottawa store last April and its Montreal branch on New Year’s Day, and finally its Toronto flagship outlet on April 1.…