If Canada and China sign a FIPA--and you know that's being negotiated now--all Canadians will get the benefit of that. So if we are able to pass this bill, they will then also have the option of going under ICSID convention arbitration.
November 22nd, 2007 / 11:50 a.m.
Senior General Counsel and Director General, Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
If Canada and China sign a FIPA--and you know that's being negotiated now--all Canadians will get the benefit of that. So if we are able to pass this bill, they will then also have the option of going under ICSID convention arbitration.
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