Michael Woods is scheduled to appear on an expert panel at the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO) Annual Conference in Gatineau Québec on October 30, 2019. CANDO is a Canadian Aboriginal-controlled, community-based, and membership driven organization focusing on education and professional development for economic development officers working in Aboriginal communities and organizations. Michael will be part of a panel examining “Economic Development Opportunities in Indigenous International Trade” and he will share his insights as a member if the Indigenous Working Group advising the Government of Canada with respect to the NAFTA re-negotiations and Canada’s ongoing negotiations of other modern trade agreements. He will also discuss the concept of an Indigenous Chapter and the related elements found in the new Canada-US-Mexico Agreement. For more information on the conference session, see: ( http://www.edo.ca/conference/2019/conference-panels/indigenous-international-trade-panel ) For more details on the conference see: ( http://www.edo.ca/conference/2019...
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Woods, LaFortune LLP to Attend CETA Civil Society Forum
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Michael Woods to Speak at CANDO Annual Conference
Michael Woods is scheduled to appear on an expert panel at the Council fo...
Michael Woods Speaks at IITIO Conference – “The Indigenous Chapter is Very Much Alive.”
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Canada Should Revisit Safeguard Measures on Stainless Steel Wire
The Minister of Finance should reconsider the decision to impose safeguard m...
Steel Safeguards: CITT Announces a Product Exclusion Process for Stainless Steel Wire and Heavy Plate
On May 16, 2019, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced that...
Canada’s Announced Support for its Steel Producers will hurt Canadian Steel Importers, Manufacturers and End-Users
Canadian steel importers, and manufacturers and end-users who use imported s...
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Global Perspective on U.S.-China Trade Talks
Michael Woods was interviewed for an article by U. S. based Corporate Counsel re...
Michael Woods Interviewed on the Special Challenges Faced by Trade Negotiators
Recently Michael Woods was interviewed by the South China Morning Post and asked...
Considering International Trade Law – Indigenous Perspectives & Possibilities – March 19th at the University of Ottawa
Michael Woods is scheduled to participate on a panel discussion on Indigenou...
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New Term for Michael Woods on Algonquin College’s Program Advisory Committee
Michael Woods’ appointment to the Ottawa-based Algonquin College’s Progr...
Woods, LaFortune LLP Chairs Session on Iran Sanction at Toronto Forum on Economic Sanctions Compliance & Enforcement
Michael Woods has been invited to chair a panel on that will examine the imp...
Woods, LaFortune LLP Chairs CBA Webinar on the Intersection of International Trade Law and Aboriginal Law
Michael Woods will serve as chair for the September 12, 2018 Intersection of I...
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Possible Canadian Safeguard Action Against Steel Imports: Steel Importers, Distributors Consumers and End-Users Should Take Action
Canadian firms that import, distribute, or use steel and Canadian consumers ...
Steel, Aluminum, and the WTO’s Pandora’s Box – Part IV – More Analysis at Slaw.ca
The Government of Canada has finalized its countermeasures in response to U.S. S...
Michael Woods Re-elected to FITT Board
On June 28th the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) confirmed that Mi...
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The Trade Law Division’s 25th Anniversary – Canada’s Public Service Excellence
Both Gord LaFortune and Michael Woods had an opportunity to celebrate their trad...
Canada-EU – Old Ties, New Trade Partners
The following column was co-authored by Michael Woods and Gordon LaFortune and p...
Gordon LaFortune and Michael Woods Join Slaw.ca as Columnists
Michael Woods and Gordon LaFortune of the Ottawa and Montreal-based internationa...
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Michael Woods Attends Round Six of NAFTA Negotiations in Montreal
Participating on behalf of client stakeholders and as a member of part Globa...
Wood, LaFortune LLP in Texas – Houston Strong!
Last month Woods, LaFortune LLP was talking international trade in Texas as Gord...
Woods, Lafortune LLP – The Indigenous Chapter – “not like the others”
Invited to join other representatives of the various the stakeholders groups...
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Woods, LaFortune LLP to Attend Round 3 of NAFTA Modernization Talks
With the first two rounds of the NAFTA negotiations completed the next meeting i...
Inside US Trade Interviews Michael Woods on NAFTA and Participation of Indigenous People
Michael Woods and his International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment (IITIO) co...
Michael Woods participates in NAFTA Roundtable
On August 2, 2017, Michael Woods participated a joint Canadian Council for Abo...
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Michael Woods & IITIO Submission on NAFTA Modernization Indigenous Peoples Participation Consistent with Canadian and International Law and Policy
Michael Woods was recognized by his colleagues at the Inter-Tribal Trade Investm...
“A Diplomacy Vacuum Canada Well Positioned to Fill”
Michael Woods was quoted at length in the June 2017 edition of Lexpert Magazine,...
Michael Woods Participates at Inter-Tribal Trade Conference in Oklahoma
Michael Woods participated in the third Inter-Tribal Trade Investment Organi...
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Jean-Marc Clément and Michael Woods Speak at ACI Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations
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