Canada and Ecuador set to sign free trade deal in Ottawa
The governments of Canada and Ecuador are signing a free trade deal in Ottawa today. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. Several Canadian organizations and civil society leaders have pushed back against Canada-Ecuador free trade talks and warn that a deal will threaten the environment and worsen a human rights crisis in the South American country.
- ▪The governments of Canada and Ecuador are signing a free trade deal in Ottawa today.
- ▪Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
- ▪Several Canadian organizations and civil society leaders have pushed back against Canada-Ecuador free trade talks and warn that a deal will threaten the environment and worsen a human rights crisis in the South American country.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 23 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Ecuador Canada Trade Agreement Signed in Ottawa — The Rio Times
- ▪ Canada, Ecuador sign free trade deal that would eliminate tariffs on Canadian imports — The Globe and Mail
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The governments of Canada and Ecuador are signing a free trade deal in Ottawa today. Mujtaba Hussain, a spokesperson for International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, confirmed a signing ceremony is taking place but said there are no public events scheduled.Lucero Gutiérrez, a spokesperson for the Embassy of Ecuador to Canada, said in an email that Ecuador’s minister of production, foreign trade and investment Luis Alberto Jaramillo will be at the signing event. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Get Started By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
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