Canada going ahead with Ecuador trade talks despite Mexican Embassy raid rebuke

The first round of trade talks are planned to begin on April 29, according to Canada and Ecuador.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng tabled negotiating objectives for trade talks with Ecuador on March 19, which included an investor-state dispute settlement regime, but a recent Ecuadorian referendum vote has reinforced the mechanism as unconstitutional. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 23, 2024

After castigating Ecuador for flouting its commitment to an international pact, Canada still plans to move forward with trade negotiations with Quito, maintaining that talks are a forum to spotlight the need to adhere to a country’s legal pledges.

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