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Mark Warner commented on President Trump’s Draft Executive Order to provide Canada and Mexico notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (April 26, 2017) President Trump subsequently substituted this draft Executive Order with another planned Executive Order launching a six-month review of all existing U.S. trade agreements and proposing ways to amend any of these agreements. 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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. 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 was quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters and TVO stories about the preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce that exporters of softwood lumber from Canada received countervailable subsidies of 3.02 percent to 24.12 percent. (April 24-26, 2017) In January 2017, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of softwood lumber products from Canada that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value. Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer and was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade where he advised Ontario in the CETA negotiations and on various NAFTA trade and investment disputes. 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.

Mark Warner was interviewed on CTV, BNN and TVO and was quoted in National Post and CBC News on President’ Trump’s remarks about “unfair” Canadian practices in dairy, softwood lumber and energy trade and implications for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) . (April 20-21, 2017) 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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. 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.

CTV Your Morning

BNN

TVO The Agenda

Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN and Bloomberg TV Canada and in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and iPolitics about a draft letter circulated by the Trump Administration among members of Congress outlining its priorities and objectives in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Presidential Executive orders on Significant Trade Deficits and on Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws. (March 30-31, 2017) 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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. 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.

BNN

Bloomberg

Mark Warner appeared on Global National commenting on the speech by the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz, touting the advantages of openness to more foreign investment, immigration and free trade in the wake of the threats to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and immigration and refugee concerns arising from the Trump Administration in the United States. (March 28, 2017) 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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations advised on matters including: Cross Border Trade in Services; Temporary Entry and Stay of Natural Persons for Business Purposes; Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications; and Regulatory Cooperation. Mr. Warner also advised on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. 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 was interviewed on Zoomer Radio AM740 and in the Christian Science Monitor about Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s comments on “tweaking” the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and immigration and refugee issues arising from the Trump Administration’s executive orders on immigration. (March 15, 2017) 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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations advised on matters including: Cross Border Trade in Services; Temporary Entry and Stay of Natural Persons for Business Purposes; Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications; and Regulatory Cooperation. Mr. Warner also advised on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. 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.

Zoomer Radio AM740

Mr. Warner was interviewed on NPR‘s Marketplace about prospects for  a World Trade Organization (WTO) challenge to the proposals to replace the U.S. Federal corporate income tax with a “destination-based cash-flow tax” (DBCFT) – sometimes referred to as a “border adjustment tax” (BAT). (March 15, 2017) This is the latest round of longstanding attempts to address the perceived trade disadvantage to U.S. exports from the permitted deduction of indirect taxes like Value Added Taxes (VAT) as opposed to direct taxes like corporate income taxes. As Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade, Mr. Warner provided advice to the Government of Ontario on the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings, participated in the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, and advised on various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state arbitration matters involving Ontario. He also previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate where he harmful tax competition issues, participated in the negotiations of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment and represented the OECD at meetings of the WTO Working Group on Trade and Competition Policy and the Working Group on Trade and Investment. Mr. Warner advises businesses, governments and trade associations on trade negotiations and trade disputes.

Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN about the confirmation hearings of President Trump’s United States Trade Representative (USTR) nominee Robert Lighthizer and implications for Canada and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (March 15, 2017) 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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. 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 was interviewed on CBC Power and Politics and the Arlene Bynon show on CanadaTalks SiriusXM 167 on  recent comments by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on expected concessions from Canada and Mexico in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (March 9, 2017) 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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. 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.

CBC Power and Politics [Listen from 1:31:20 to 1:39:04]

Canada Talks Sirius XM 167 – Arlene Bynon Show

Mark Warner participated in a panel discussion at the University of Toronto on the future of mega-regional trade agreements in light of the demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), uncertainty over the final ratification and application of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and pending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (March 7, 2017) 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.