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23 February 2009 Europe pushes for global bank reform This article is excerpted from the 23 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Setting the stage for political conflict with the United States and Canada, Europe has united around the idea of draping the global financial system in a…

23 February 2009 As Doubts Grow, U.S. Will Judge Banks’ Stability This article is extracted from the 23 February 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. The Obama administration will begin taking a hard look at the financial condition of the country’s 20 biggest banks this week to judge whether they…

23 February 2009 USDA chief: COOL goes forward This article is excerpted from the 23 February 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. Newly appointed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told agricultural product retailers Friday that the country of origin labeling rules, known as COOL, will go into…

20 February 2009 2009 Export Controls Handbook The 2009 Export Controls Handbook is now available on the EICS website at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/assets/pdfs/documents…. Information contained in the Export Controls Handbook includes: how to…

20 February 2009 GST189, General Application for Rebate of GST/HST The GST189, General Application for Rebate of GST/HST fillable form has been updated and is available on the CRA website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/gf/gst189/gst189-fill-08e.pdf.

20 February 2009 CBSA Message: NRCan HS Codes The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-017). Members are advised that we are confirming the implementation date. Please note that there will be some changes to the list of HS codes subject to Natural Resources Canada requirements. The ACROSS system…

20 February 2009 Plant Protection Policy Directives Revised Members are advised that the following have been revised and are available on CFIA website: Directive D-03-14, “Canadian Hay Certification Program to certify hay for export" http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-03-14e…

20 February 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 08 was published to add the miscellaneous codes "Commercially packed" and "Not commercially packed" for the following HS Codes with the end use of "Propagation (growing or sowing)". 08.02.31 - Walnuts: In shell 08.02.40 - Chestnuts 08.02.50 -…

20 February 2009 A new era of co-operation The following is excerpted from the 20 February 2009 edition of "globeandmail.com". Barack Obama and Stephen Harper reset Canada-U.S. relations in three hours of meetings [Thursday], bending over backwards to dispel tension from the George W. Bush era and…

20 February 2009 Taxpayers may get stake in ailing Chrysler, GM The following is excerpted from the 20 February edition of "Toronto Star". General Motors and Chrysler, which are already operating on a lifeline of public money in the United States, will probably seek billions of dollars more from…

February 20, 2009 Has the Economy Hit Bottom Yet? The following was written by Glen Hodgson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of Conference Board of Canada. At this dark point in the economic cycle, it's easy to dwell only on the bad news since there is so much of it. A bigger challenge is…

20 February 2009 In Search of Effective Border Management The Canadian International Council has released a report by Geoffrey Hale: "In Search of Effective Border Management". The following summarizes the report. Effective border security is compatible with the efficient management of border…

20 February 2009 Canada’s New Economic Powerhouse The following is excerpted from the economic commentary by Mario Lefebvre, Director of Centre for Municipal Studies at the Conference Board of Canada. Let me tell you one of the most incredible Canadian economic success stories of the past decade. I…

20 February 2009 Inflation Report, Canadian Chamber of Commerce The following economic update was released today by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. In January, the headline inflation rate (as measured by the All-items Consumer Price Index - CPI) rose 1.1% year-over-year, slightly less than the 1.2…

19 February 2009 CBSA Message: RAILINC In/outbound data processing issue The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-016). We are currently experiencing problems processing inbound and outbound data for clients using RAILINC. There is no ETA.

19 February 2009 Update to Fish List Members are advised that the following has been updated on the CFIA website: List of Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish and Seafood http://active.inspection.gc.ca/scripts/fispoi/fplist/fplist.asp?lang=e Lethrinus spp. updated, Pangasius spp. added…

19 February 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-017). EDI General Outage: On Sunday, February 22, 2009 there will be an outage between 5:00am and 7:00am for all EDI applications including ER, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and…

19 February 2009 CBSA Message: RAILINC issues resolved The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-016 Update) The problems with RAILINC are now resolved.

19 February 2009 CBSA Message: CGI Connection Issues Resolved The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-014 Update) The problems with the Customs Internet Gateway connections are now resolved.

19 February 2009 CSCB Western Region Executive Meeting Minutes, 5 February Members are advised that the minutes of the CSCB Western Region executive meeting that took place on 5 February 2009 are available in the BC Region section of the members website at: http://cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgbc_min…