Another U.S. firm sues Ottawa under NAFTA

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Pope and Talbot Inc, a Portland, OR-based forest products company, has sued the Canadian government under the North American Free Trade Agreement. The suit, which seeks $30 million in damages, claims that the softwood lumber quota agreement between the US and Canada is unfair. The suit adds that the quota system discriminates against the company because it is only implemented in four provinces. The company, while based in the US, exports softwood from Canada to the US.

Legal issues & crime, International economic relations, Sawmills, Softwood Lumber, Pope and Talbot Inc.

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Taiwanese firm scraps factory bid

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Ottawa has turned down the request from Taiwanese semi-conductor manufacturer Mosel Vitelic Inc. for $1-billion. The money would have gone towards the building of a $3-billion plant in Montreal. Mosel has pulled out of the project.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Semiconductor industry, Factories, Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Ontario, Mosel Vitelic Corp. (San Jose, California)

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Hydro-Quebec targets energy for export in $25-billion plan

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Hydro-Quebec proposes to invest $25 billion in hydroelectric power projects and to export excess capacity to the United States, under energy reforms. The details of the projects are presented.

Electric Utilities, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Government domestic functions, Financial management, Electric services, Hydroelectric Power, Hydroelectric Power Generation, Exports, Capacity, Company investment, Investments, Energy policy, Hydroelectric power plants, Company business planning, Water-power, Hydro-Quebec

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