How was Canadas Framework for Conducting Environmental Assessments of Trade Negotiations made?
Flowing from the 1994 Retrospective Analysis on the Uruguay Round, DFAIT broadened its environmental assessment to include not just WTO negotiations but other bilateral and multilateral negotiations as well. On September 9th 2000, the Minister for International Trade invited Canadians to comment on Canada’s Draft Environmental Assessment Framework for Trade Negotiations. Notices were posted on the DFAIT’s website and in the Canada Gazette. E-mail notifications were sent to over 100 individuals, industry associations and environmental groups and networks, including environmental electronic list-services and publications such as the Gallon Environmental newsletter. Regional meetings were also held in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Halifax. The comments received represented the interests and concerns of provincial and territorial governments, aboriginal groups, non-governmental organizations, industry groups, academia and individuals. These comments were then compiled and consid
