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Ed Fast

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Name: Ed Fast

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 3 reports

Trade sanctions loom after U.S. updates meat rules

Large trade sanctions on U.S. exports could be coming as the result of new rules on meat labeling made official on Friday. $ Mexico and Canada are preparing to seek trade retaliation after the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a long awaited final ... [Published The Hill - May 24 2013]

Entities: World Trade Organization, Sanctions, United States, Mexico

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Industry Canada

Canada eyes retaliatory measures

TORONTO — Canada said Thursday that it is considering retaliatory measures against the United States in a dispute over meat-labeling rules that Ottawa and the World Trade Organization consider discriminatory.The Canadian government said that new US country ... [Published Saudi Gazette - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Canada, Livestock, Ed Fast, Gerry Ritz, Industry Canada

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Harper Government Continues to Deepen Canada-India Partnership

Naval Bajaj President ICCCEd Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), met May 21 in Brampton, Ontario, with members of the Indo-Canadian business community to highlight ... [Published Weekly Voice - May 24 2013]

Entities: Canada, India, Ed Fast

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Harper Government Advances Pro-Trade Plan for Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity at Latest Round of Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations

Opening new markets to increase Canadian exports to fast-growing Asia-Pacific region a key part of Canadas Economic Action Plan The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today marked the conclusion ... [Published Government of Canada - May 24 2013]

Entities: Ed Fast, International Trade, Canada, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL..., Economic Action

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Canada and Pacific Alliance size each other up for trade prospects

Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian PressPrime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera in Cali, Columbia on Thursday,Explore This Story1PhotoSave to mystarCALI, COLOMBIA—Canada’s many forays into free-trade talks across the globe ... [Published Toronto Star Online - May 23 2013]

Entities: PACIFIC ALLIANCE CORP, Ed Fast, Canada

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

World Trade Organization

Canada Set to Retaliate over US COOL Stance

CANADA - The Canadian Government is set to take retaliatory action against the US over its failure to meet the obligations required by the World Trade Organization over the implementation of Country of Origin Labelling.Yesterday, 23 May, was the deadline ... [Published The Cattle Site - May 24 2013]

Entities: Canada, World Trade Organization, United States, International Trade

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Gerry Ritz

Statement by Ministers Fast and Ritz on U.S. Country of Origin Labelling

Core Tip: The Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Ed Fast, and the Minister of Agriculture, Gerry Ritz, today issued the following statement on the United States Country of Origin Labelling (COOL):The Minister of ... [Published Global FoodMate - May 24 2013]

Entities: Ed Fast, Gerry Ritz, United States, International Trade, Cattle

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Market Access Comes From Being a World Leader in Traceability

CANADA - Cattle tracing efforts, feed bans and testing programmes have led to confidence in Canadian beef, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) announced on Monday, the tenth anniversary since the bovine spongiform encephalopathy outbreak.Feed bans ... [Published The Cattle Site - May 24 2013]

Entities: Traceability, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Canada, Canadian Cattlemen's Association

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 6 reports

New US meat labeling rules upsets Canada

• US Thursday changed the so-called country of origin labeling that would track beef and hogs through the meat processing and distribution systems• The amended meat-labeling rules, Canada states are costly, burdensome and will lead to the "disintegration" ... [Published Birmingham Star - May 23 2013]

Entities: Canada, Gerry Ritz, World Trade Organization, Discriminatory

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Fast 'not happy' with Senate conduct

Abbotsford Conservative MP Ed Fast issued a statement on Thursday that he is "not happy" with the conduct that has sparked the current Senate expense scandal."It does not reflect the broader caucus or government," Fast stated."We have worked hard as a ... [Published Abbotsford News - May 23 2013]

Entities: Ed Fast, Mike Duffy, Stephen Harper, Randy Kamp

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Video: PM arrives in Colombia to talk trade with Pacific Alliance

The prime minister is in Colombia to observe the Pacific Alliance discussions -- grouping Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile. International Trade Minister Ed Fast called the countries Canada's most trusted partners in the region ... [Published Globe and Mail - May 23 2013]

Entities: PACIFIC ALLIANCE CORP, Colombia, Ed Fast, International Trade, Hugo Swire

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Globe/wire say Canada warns on TransCanada XL rejection

TransCanada Corp Symbol C : TRP Shares Issued 706,373,666 Close 2013-05-22 C$ 50.49 Recent Sedar DocumentsView Original Document The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition U.S. rejection of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline would be a "significant ... [Published Stockwatch - May 23 2013]

Entities: TransCanada Corp, Ed Fast, Canada

Quotes

"this investment demonstrates our government's commitment to helping our world-class aerospace and defence industry continue to grow in the west and across canada" said the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Member of Parliament for Abbotsford...

Harper Government Invests in Western Canadian Aerospace Industry [Published PR inside - May 24 2013]

"canada is extremely disappointed with the regulatory changes put forward by the united states today" Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Trade Minister Ed Fast said in a joint release

A Canada-U.S. Meat War? [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 23 2013]

Ritz and Fast in their joint statement said. "we will continue to stand with canadian cattle and hog producers against these unfair measures and we will not stop until we succeed."

Canada protests new US labeling rule for meat exports [Published Big News Network - May 23 2013]

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Canada eyes retaliatory measures [Published Saudi Gazette - 22 hours ago]
Trade sanctions loom after U.S. updates meat rules [Published The Hill - May 24 2013]
Harper Government Continues to Deepen Canada-In... [Published Weekly Voice - May 24 2013]
Harper Government Advances Pro-Trade Plan for J... [Published Government of Canada - May 24 2013]
Harper Government Advances Pro-Trade Plan for J... [Published Canada Government News Releases - May 24 2013]
Canada Aiming for Agreement with EU on Trade [Published Nasdaq - May 24 2013]
Harper Government Invests in Western Canadian A... [Published PR inside - May 24 2013]
Canada says COOL rule makes the situation worse [Published Brownfield Network - May 24 2013]
U.S. meat labels to detail animal’s origin; Can... [Published Washington Post - May 24 2013]
Statement by Ministers Fast and Ritz on U.S. Co... [Published Global FoodMate - May 24 2013]
Market Access Comes From Being a World Leader i... [Published The Cattle Site - May 24 2013]
Canada Set to Retaliate over US COOL Stance [Published The Cattle Site - May 24 2013]
Canada Disapproves New Meat Labeling Rules [Published ABC News - May 24 2013]
New US meat labeling rules upsets Canada [Published Birmingham Star - May 23 2013]
Canada and Pacific Alliance size each other up ... [Published Toronto Star Online - May 23 2013]
A Canada-U.S. Meat War? [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 23 2013]
Canada protests new US labeling rule for meat e... [Published Big News Network - May 23 2013]
Video: PM arrives in Colombia to talk trade wit... [Published Globe and Mail - May 23 2013]
Fast 'not happy' with Senate conduct [Published Abbotsford News - May 23 2013]
Canada observing Pacific Alliance trade talks [Published Global News Canada - May 23 2013]
Feds threaten trade war over U.S. meat rules [Published MSN Canada - May 23 2013]
Canada Disappointed With US Move on Meat-Labeling [Published 4 Traders - May 23 2013]
BREAKING NEWS: USDA’s final rule on COOL discri... [Published Canadian Manufacturing - May 23 2013]
Statement by Ministers Fast and Ritz on U.S. Co... [Published Canada Government News Releases - May 23 2013]
Globe/wire say Canada warns on TransCanada XL r... [Published Stockwatch - May 23 2013]
'Zero' chance U.S. will comply on COOL by deadline [Published Canadian Cattlemen - May 22 2013]
Announcement 2nd Edition of Brand India Expo 20... [Published Prlog - May 22 2013]
Details of trade talks kept secret [Published Don Davies M.P. - May 22 2013]
Feds talk trade with India [Published Brampton Guardian - May 21 2013]
Sun Life throws the net wide in Asia [Published GlobeAdvisor - May 21 2013]

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Harper Government Advances Pro-Trade Plan for J... [Published Canada Government News Releases - May 24 2013] The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today marked the conclusion of the 17th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, which took place in Lima from May 15 to 24, 2013. ...
Statement by Ministers Fast and Ritz on U.S. Co... [Published Canada Government News Releases - May 23 2013] The Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Ed Fast, and the Minister of Agriculture, Gerry Ritz, today issued the following statement on the United States Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) ...
Minister Fast Marks New Canada-EU Partnership a... [Published Canada Government News Releases - May 09 2013] The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today celebrated Europe Day by marking Canada’s entry into the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), an initiative that will provide Canadian businesses with ...
Minister Fast Welcomes Appointment of Next WTO ... [Published Canada Government News Releases - May 08 2013] The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today issued the following statement on the appointment of Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo of Brazil as the next director-general of the World Trade Organi ...
Minister Fast Marks Conclusion of Investment Tr... [Published SocioLingo Africa - May 02 2013] OTTAWA, Canada, May 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, meets with Olusegun Aganga,...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full ...

Press Releases

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Harper Government Invests in Western Canadian A... [Published PR inside - May 24 2013]
Minister of State Wong discusses seniors' issue... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Apr 19 2013]
Harper Government Secures Additional Capacity f... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Apr 16 2013]
North Plains Accompanies Canada's Trade Mission... [Published EON Business - Apr 08 2013]
North Plains Accompanies Canada's Trade Mission... [Published Business Wire Technology News - Apr 08 2013]