2009 Quebec Region Annual Conference

The CSCB Quebec Region 2009 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 2 June at the Hilton Montreal Airport.

If you wish to book accommodation at the Hilton Montreal Airport, please call 1-514-631-2411. Please note, the room block cut-off date is 18 May 2009. Conference registration packages will be available soon. In the interim, if you have any questions or program suggestions, please contact the CSCB National Office at [email protected].

CSCB Quebec Region Conference and AGM
Hilton Montreal Airport
12505 Cote de Liesse
Montreal, QC
2 June 2009

Mark your calendars today!

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Toronto Region Education Seminar, 8 April

The Toronto Region invites you to an education seminar on NAFTA on Wednesday, 8 April 2009.

The following are the details:

Topic: NAFTA
Presented by: Paul Coulombe – Russell A. Farrow – Consultant
Date: April 8, 2009
Time: 3:00 – 6:00

Location:
4 Points Sheraton Hotel (formerly Day’s Hotel & Conference Centre)
6257 Airport Road
Mississauga, ON L4V 1E4

Everyone is welcome! CCS designates earn 5 points for attendance!

Registration form is available at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/Toronto_Seminar_20090408.pdf.

Please forward your registration forms to Danielle Adair at: [email protected] or fax to 905.677.8477.

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Canada and Turkey successfully conclude air transport agreement

This news release was issued by Transport Canada on 20 March 2009.

For the first time, an air transport agreement is in place to allow scheduled flights to operate between Canada and the Republic of Turkey. Today, Canada's Transport Minister, John Baird, announced the successful conclusion of an air transport agreement between the two countries….

The agreement provides rights that will allow airlines initially to operate passenger and/or all-cargo air services with discretion to choose routings and the cities in each other's territory to serve. Airlines will also have flexibility in the setting of their prices allowing them to react quickly to changing market conditions….

Turkish Airlines intends to introduce non-stop flights between Istanbul and Toronto this summer. Air Canada is reviewing the air rights now available with a view to determining their possible use with airline alliance partners…

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Mexican Tariff Hike on U.S. Exports Gets Quick Reaction

This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”.

Mexico’s decision this week to reimpose tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of U.S. exports in retaliation for the cancellation of a cross-border trucking pilot project has drawn a swift reaction from those affected. At least one lawmaker is seeking to overturn the program’s termination, while U.S. businesses are calling on Congress and the Obama administration to resolve the dispute quickly.

On March 19 Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., whose home state borders Mexico, introduced legislation (H.R. 1611) that would repeal the language in the fiscal year 2009 omnibus appropriations bill that ended the pilot project. “It defies logic tha