OTTAWA – The federal government says Canada’s free-trade deal with Europe is not at risk of falling apart.
A French cabinet minister told Montreal Le Devoir that his country wants to renegotiate one particular clause that allows businesses to sue governments.
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Matthias Fekl said France will not ratify the agreement if its proposals are not accepted.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed the deal last September with then-European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy, who at the time was president of the European Council.
The comprehensive agreement in principle is still being finalized.
A spokesman for International Trade Minister Ed Fast said today that both parties are completing a legal review and that the work is on track.
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