Bilats harder than Doha: Former WTO envoy

Continued support for supply management is the problem, says John Weekes.

Published March 17, 2010

At least one veteran observer has warned that the government's decision to distance itself from WTO talks and pursue more bilateral trade deals may backfire because of an ongoing problem that plagued it during Doha.

John Weekes, who has been Canada's ambassador to the GATT and to the WTO, and was its chief negotiator for NAFTA, said that despite the wording in the recent Throne Speech calling the Doha...

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