Legislation in the form of Bill C-4 to implement the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement was tabled in Parliament last month, has been given second reading in the House, and is now being examined by the Commons Trade Committee.
While some tinkering with C-4 may be needed here and there, it appears very thorough and carefully crafted. Canadian officials have had extensive experience drafting trade laws and there’s nothing in it that seems at variance with the terms of the agreement or out of line with previous implementing bills for trade agreements like the original Canada-U.S. FTA , the NAFTA , the Canada-EU Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement .
Other provisions give powers to the government to issue regulations or directions to implement the agreement. An example is changes to the Broadcasting Act that give the federal cabinet authority to issue directions to the CRTC to rescind its policy regarding simultaneous commercial substitution on U.S.-origin TV broadcasts. Similar powers are given to cabinet to issue CUSMA compliant regulations under the Bank Act. There is nothing unusual here.
Given the Liberals’ minority position, the Commons could reject Bill C-4 and in effect refuse to approve CUSMA. Parliament could also make changes to it that are inconsistent with or contravene Canada’s CUSMA obligations. Should either scenario occur, the federal government wouldn’t be in a position to ratify the treaty.
Don’t take this the wrong way cafreeland Canadians have the right to know about the details of this win win CUSMA agreement before you sign, unfortunately Canadians don’t have anymore confidence in JustinTrudeau and the liberal_party.
The conservatives, should hold their support, until the liberals agree to green light energy projects in the west. After all, its working for First Nations.
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