How is Canada promoting openness in the FTAA negotiations?
• Canada championed the creation of the FTAA Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society, which plays an important role at the hemispheric level in bringing the views of civil society directly to the attention of negotiators and trade ministers. • Canada successfully pushed for the public release of the first, second and third versions of the draft consolidated text of the FTAA Agreement. • Canada’s long-standing efforts to instil a new culture of transparency in trade negotiations are taking hold in the region.
