Mark Warner was quoted in this iPolitics article on whether the EU Council needs to approve the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) by qualified majority or unanimous vote and the prospects for provisional application and ratification of the agreement. (October 17, 2016) Mr. Warner, a Canadian and U.S. lawyer, previously practiced trade and competition law in Brussels and as Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade advised Ontario in the CETA negotiations and on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitrations. Mr. Warner has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate.