Canada should embrace rules based FIPAs with China
Canada has over 30 FIPAs with countries from Barbados to Croatia offering investor state dispute mechanisms. The China deal would add a formal, rules based pathway for resolving disputes, with consultation and arbitral panels overseen by international bodies, while preserving public interest rights and Canadian sovereignty. Laura Dawson notes the need to monitor investor behavior within a expanding global market.
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Assiniboine River protection sparks critic from riding
A Manitoba writer argues that the Assiniboine River gains protection under the Navigation Protection Act due to MP Robert Sopuck's government, while other waterways in Churchill and elsewhere are left unprotected. The piece accuses the Conservatives of patronage, climate denial, and undermining science and habitat protection.
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Canada
Mr. Sopuck
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Manitoba
Churchill
NDP
Harperites
Harper
Sopuck
Frontier Centre
U.S
ELA
Frankenstorms
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