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Canada requests WTO consultations on seal hunt ban
Brussels :: Belgium | 25 days ago
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Canada is taking its seal hunt dispute with the European Union to the World Trade Organization. Trade Minister Stockwell Day said Monday that Ottawa has formally requested WTO consultations on Europe's ban of Canadian seal products, the first stage of...
Tags: European Union, Canada, seal products, wto consultations, requests wto, WTO, Ottawa, settlement process, World Trade Organization, Halifax Regional School Board
New seal markets needed, Nunavut premier says
Brussels :: Belgium | 4 months ago
Credibility Inuit sealers must find new markets in Canada and elsewhere for their seal pelts, Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak said Monday. (CBC) The European Union's new ban on the import of seal products should move Inuit sealers in Canada to consider new markets, including...
Tags: Canada, seal products
Canada challenges EU seal ban
Brussels :: Belgium | 4 months ago
Credibility European foreign ministers agreed on the ban following years of appeals from animal rights campaigners. Products from traditional hunts by indigenous peoples in Canada and Greenland will be exempt from the ban. Canada says the decision is not based on...
Tags: Canada, seal products, European Union Council, foreign ministers, seal ban, products ban, eu foreign
Reject seal products ban, Ottawa asks EU
Ottawa :: Canada | 4 months ago
Credibility ET The Canadian Press The federal government made a last-ditch effort Sunday to persuade European politicians to vote against a ban on Canadian seal products. The European Council of Ministers is widely expected to vote for tight restrictions on the...
Tags: Canadaâ, seal products, seal hunt, European Union Parliament, products ban, force canada, trade minister, member states, minister stockwell, gives final
Olympics say no to seal skin uniforms
Vancouver :: Canada | 6 months ago
Credibility EU's decision to ban seal products, Canadian parliamentarians have proposed seal pelt uniforms for Canada's athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but Games organisers have quickly rejected the idea. The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to endorse...
Tags: Canada, winter games, seal products
Canada, EU ink air pact
Prague :: Czech Republic | 6 months ago
Credibility Canada and the European Union formally signed a deal Wednesday that will liberalize air travel between the two regions and should lead to more trans-Atlantic flights. Prime Minister Stephen Harper inked the pact with the EU during his summit with European...
Tags: Stephen Harper, European Union, Mr. Harper, Canadaâ, seal products, prime minister, minister stephen, trade talk, Prague, seal hunt
EU Parliament votes to ban seal products
Ottawa :: Canada | 6 months ago
Credibility The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ban seal product imports, ending a long battle to shut off a key market for Canada's sealing industry. The Canadian government has already threatened to challenge the legislation, expected to take...
Tags: Canada Clash, seal products, European Union, European Parliament, ban imported, Stephen Harper, prime minister, minister stephen, seal hunted, trade ban
Edmonton Journal, Canada: Paul McCartney calls for ban on Canada's seal hunt
Ottawa :: Canada | 6 months ago
Credibility Canadian politicians and scientists signed a declaration Thursday defending the Canadian sea hunt, as former Beatle Paul McCartney called on the European Parliament to adopt a seal trade ban. Members of the European Parliament will vote in a couple of...
Tags: European Parliament, Canada, seal products
Paul McCartney calls for ban on Canada's seal hunt
Ottawa :: Canada | 7 months ago
Credibility Canadian politicians and scientists signed a declaration Thursday defending the Canadian sea hunt, as former Beatle Paul McCartney called on the European Parliament to adopt a seal trade ban. Members of the European Parliament will vote in a couple of...
Tags: Beatle Paul McCartney, European Parliament, seal hunt, seal products, Canada
UK Politics: Charlotte Atkins MP welcomes ten years of national minimum wage
Brussels :: Belgium | 7 months ago
Credibility Charlotte Atkins MP welcomes ten years of national minimum wage Sunday, 05, Apr 2009 12:00 Charlotte Atkins, Labour MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, has signed a Parliamentary motion which “welcomes the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the National...
Tags: Charlotte Atkins, atkins mp, seal products
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