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4/30/2009

The Chronicle Herald: Trade: Will U.S. Notice if We Look the Other Way?

Washington, D.C., partner Elliot Feldman, leader of Baker Hostetler's international trade practice, was quoted in an April 30, 2009, Chronicle Herald (Canada) op-ed column, "Will U.S. Notice if We Look the Other Way?"

According to the column's author, "Half a year ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper saw a 'historic' start in relations between Canada and the European Union . . . as he announced that Canada and the 27 member countries of the EU had a 'comprehensive' economic partnership in the works . . . Mr. Harper's statement got little attention in Canada and none in the United States . . . I am disappointed that a deal signalling a fundamental realignment in North America's and Europe’s trade starts like a falling tree in the forest when there's no one to hear it."

Feldman, who has extensive experience in the North American Free Trade Agreement and is a former Director of the Canadian-American Business Council, said he finds "no indication" of interest in Canada "in the Obama administration."