Feds have yet to make agreed-upon changes giving Parliament greater oversight over trade deals

Though still not made official, the government says it will comply with new trade policy provisions, including in trade talks with the United Kingdom, which began before the guidelines were agreed to in February.

A spokesperson for International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured, says 'preparations for negotiation of any new agreement with the U.K. would be in accordance with recent commitments to inform Parliament ahead of their launch.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

July 22, 2020

Despite saying it would abide by agreed-upon provisions to give Parliamentarians more oversight on trade deals, the Liberal government has yet to amend its official policy on tabling trade bills in Parliament. Those provisions include tabling notice of the government’s intent to enter into free t...

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