(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Mary Ng Liberal
This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment implements the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, done at Ottawa on September 22, 2023.
Among other things, the enactment
(a) sets out rules of interpretation;
(b) specifies that no recourse is to be taken on the basis of sections 9 to 15 or any order made under those sections, or on the basis of the provisions of that Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada;
(c) approves that Agreement;
(d) provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional and administrative aspects of that Agreement;
(e) gives the Governor in Council the power to make orders in accordance with that Agreement;
(f) requires the Minister for International Trade to ensure that Canadian companies operating in Ukraine comply with the principles and guidelines referred to in the Agreement; and
(g) amends certain Acts to give effect to Canada’s obligations under that Agreement.
Finally, the enactment repeals the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act that was enacted in 2017.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023Government Orders
February 6th, 2024 / 3:25 p.m.
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023Government Orders
February 6th, 2024 / 3:25 p.m.
The Speaker Greg Fergus
I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded division, Government Orders will be extended by 12 minutes.