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China-Canada food safety pact could be a killer of a deal

China’s regulations look good on paper but the absence of an independent judiciary means the rules are sometimes applied inconsistently. By Patricia Adams, Special to the Financial Post In January, Canada’s Food Inspection Agency and China’s customs authority signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance co-operation on food safety and animal and plant health. Prime Minister Mark Carney framed it as part of a bilateral […]

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Energy & Climate

The no-more-pipelines MOU

By Andrew Roman for the Financial Post For the original commentary, see the publisher’s website here. In Brief by Probe Media The recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney is being criticized as a façade that does little to facilitate pipeline development, argues veteran litigator Andrew Roman. […]