Environmental protections should be strengthened in the review of Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. All trade agreements must ensure that Canada is free to pursue strong and precautionary protections for the environment, free from “race to the bottom” pressures from other jurisdictions. The public’s ability to hold state parties to account for their environmental records would be strengthened by including stricter timelines and mandating that state parties must respond to Commission for Environmental Co-operation findings.
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CELA Comments on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement
Environmental protections should be strengthened in the review of Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. All trade agreements must ensure that Canada is free to pursue strong and precautionary protections for the environment, free from “race to the bottom” pressures from other jurisdictions. The public’s ability to hold state parties to account for their environmental records would be strengthened by including stricter timelines and mandating that state parties must respond to Commission for Environmental Co-operation findings.
This publication is found on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
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