Mark Warner Discusses Canada’s Exemption for the Trans-Mountain Pipeline Project in the New USMCA (NAFTA)

Mark Warner was quoted in the iPolitics about Canada’s exemption for Trans Mountain Expansion Project in Annex IV on non-conforming Activities of state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies in the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) update of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) . (October 6, 2018) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade led Ontario’s legal team in the CETA negotiations, provided advice on the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings, advised on various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state arbitration, and on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

Mark Warner Discusses the Status of the NAFTA Renegotiation on the CBC Weekend Business Panel

Mark Warner discusses the status of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations on the CBC Weekend Business Panel and the Federal Court decision to quash cabinet approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project. (September 1, 2018) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade led Ontario’s legal team in the CETA negotiations, provided advice on the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings, advised on various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state arbitration, and on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.