Potential Canada-Ecuador trade pact to navigate tricky investment protections field

Controversial ISDS provisions are trumpeted for protecting Canadian foreign investments, but are panned for allowing companies to sue countries.

Ecuadorian Ambassador Carlos Játiva says he wants to see a trade deal completed with Canada as 'soon as possible.'The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

January 25, 2023

With a docket already full of free trade negotiations, Canada could be adding one more as it inches towards launching talks with Ecuador that could include controversial investment protections for Canadian mining interests.

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