Gordon LaFortune and Michael Woods, partners of Woods, LaFortune LLP, attended the McGill University Conference on the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) on October 31 and November 1, 2014. The conference was held at the Faculty of Law and special thanks is due to Professor Armand de Menstral (Emeritus Professor Jean Monnet Chair in Law) and Professor Andrea Bjorklund (L. Yves Fortier Chair in International and International Commercial Law) as well as the faculty members and students who participated and organized the event. The conference addressed Regional Trade Agreements and EU Policy and the Investment and Investment Dispute Settlement provisions of the CETA. The Chatham House Rule applied to the interesting and wide ranging discussions, and therefore the details of our discussions cannot be provided. What we can share however, is that the discussions provided an important opportunity for critical thought and exchange which we hope will be reflected in some of our upcoming commentaries on CETA and other free trade agreements and negotiations.
