Finance committee  It could be done through either the CFTA or federal law.

Finance committee  It would be the suspension of benefits or the retaliatory measures that would be determined using either the CFTA or federal law. The CFTA chapter 10 dispute resolution processes have to be used for any CFTA-related disputes, not federal courts. My apologies if I misspoke, but

Finance committee  I'd just like to clarify that this appointment ability isn't built into the Canadian Free Trade Agreement itself. When you refer to negotiations and to adding such a clause, it's irrespective of the agreement itself. What it is, as I mentioned, is carrying forward this existing a

Finance committee  To my knowledge, no, this authority has not been used, but that's not to say that we wouldn't need it in the future. It would be wise to have that ability built into the implementation act so as not to have to muddy up the bill process to make that amendment, but rather just main

Finance committee  This appointment authority is brought over from the existing Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act, so this wouldn't be a new authority being provided. It would just be transitioned from the Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act to the Canadian Free Trade Agreem

Finance committee  Thank you for having us. To start I'll just provide a quick background about the Canadian Free Trade Agreement. The CFTA, as it's also known, came into force on July 1 of this year, and it's a successor to the Agreement on Internal Trade, or the AIT. The CFTA commits federal, pr