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International Trade committee Yes, that's exactly right.
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee Actually, I think it should go a bit further than that.
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee As I said in my opening remarks, we need to think carefully, just as we do when we sign free trade agreements. A free trade agreement can be suspended if parties don't abide by the provisions. This aspect needs to be added when we're talking about how states that sign free trade
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee The EU is a perfect example. A significant number of EU countries have proposed that a free trade agreement with a third party be suspended. A state can suspend the entire agreement, not just the environmental chapter, when the other party fails to uphold its obligations under th
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee There's no climate reference in the current text, so at this moment we can't have any kind of analysis on how this trade deal impacts climate and Canada's objectives related to the Paris Agreement, for example, or other multilateral environmental agreements that are not mentioned
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee What you mentioned is a first step. You might remember, for example, that when Ontario wanted to prioritize its own renewable energy products, Ontario got sued. I think one key element that we need to understand is that if we don't address this properly—the way you explained it i
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee Seven multilateral environmental agreements are mentioned, but they are the very same ones mentioned in the former agreement. There have not really been any changes or updates despite the fact that Canada's position on these issues has changed significantly in the past 25 years.
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee Yes, it does. There is a desire to reduce air pollution. As I mentioned earlier, there are different provisions with respect to fishing subsidies, but no specific provision forces states to meet specific commitments for air pollution. With the exception of the proportionality pro
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee Of course I am pleased, and for two reasons. Chapter 11 fostered a serious lack of transparency. Since you studied it, you know that this chapter made it possible for companies to abuse in the extreme their rights vis-a-vis governments. Its elimination is a win that I am very ha
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee Thank you, Monsieur Blaikie, for the question. I think a lot of the context for the lack of climate provisions within CUSMA relates to the [Technical difficulty--Editor]. We need to be aware of that. That said, there are ways for Canada to address this question at the domestic l
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee I'm here.
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee That's exactly right. That was a very good summary. I believe that there are two main points to make. First, despite some progress having been made, such as investor arbitration and other small improvements in environmental protection, when we look at the agreement as a whole,
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee It's fair to say, as I mentioned in my statement, first of all, the approach of Canada and the U.S. on trade does require some type of enforceability—for example, for the environment chapter and other chapters. That said, enforceability does not mean that the clauses that countri
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz
International Trade committee Thank you very much. My apologies for the quality of the video. I am in Tanzania, in the traditional land of the Wa-arusha. On behalf of Client Action Network Canada, we thank you for the invitation to address the Standing Committee on International Trade. Climate Action Netwo
February 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Eddy Peréz