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19 August 2005 Interim Review No. RD-2004-008, Certain Waterproof Rubber Footwear IN THE MATTER OF an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on October 18, 2002, in Expiry Review No. RR-2001-005…

19 August 2005 CN expands transcontinental intermodal train capacity The following article is extracted from the 19 August 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. CN plans to substantially increase its intermodal train capacity across its transcontinental Canadian network, in response…

18 August 2005 NAFTA lesson: Politics always trumps trade The following article is excerpted from the 18 August 2005 edition of the “Financial Post”. Washington's cavalier attitude toward the softwood lumber dispute with Canada is annoying to some but hardly a surprise. Canada, the Queen's Scout of…

18 August 2005 Deal close on China textiles The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Negotiators are close to a comprehensive agreement to limit imports of Chinese clothing and textiles into the United States, a U.S. official said Wednesday…

18 August 2005 Access Changes to EICS The following message is from the EICB. Problem with the attachments from the original messages? Alternatively, you could edit the ENTRUST.INI file directly. It is really just replacing a long number with a name. You will find the file here: C:\Program Files…

18 August 2005 Penalties Under AMPS The CBSA have confirmed that one is not obligated to correct a tariff classification if the correction involves a change to the statistical suffix only. The following clarification has been provided: "Tariff classification corrections for purposes of Section 32.2…

The following messages were sent on 18 August: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (other) Penalties under AMPS 2. Canadian Customs Articles Flu pandemic could trigger a Depression, BMO warns NAFTA lesson: Politics always trumps trade Fraser River Port sees hefty cargo gains 3. International Trade…

18 August 2005 Flu pandemic could trigger a Depression, BMO warns The following article is excerpted from the 18 August 2005 edition of “Toronto Star”. A major Canadian investment dealer has added its voice to those warning of the potential global impact of an influenza pandemic, suggesting it could…

18 August 2005 U.S. Reconsidering Proposed Passport Rules The following article is excerpted from the 18 August 2005 edition of “The New York Times”. Millions of Americans like Kathy Currier could soon run into trouble returning home from Canada because they don't have passports. On a recent trip…

18 August 2005 Fraser River Port sees hefty cargo gains The following article is excerpted from the 18 August 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Container traffic at Canada’s second-largest port jumped 33 percent through the first half of 2005 compared to the same period a year ago, while overall…

17 August 2005 Fuming Canada won't talk softwood The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian government, angered by Washington's dismissal of Ottawa's NAFTA victory last week, is suspending high-level softwood negotiations scheduled for next…

17 August 2005 Why would we want more free-trade deals? The following is extracted from an article by Danielle Goldfarb , senior policy analyst at the CD Howe Institute, and printed in the 17 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. refusal last week to abide by a NAFTA panel ruling to…

17 August 2005 The Latest on the CSCB National Conference Although the CSCB conference program is full of talented speakers who will deliver timely information of immense interest and value to our delegates, we know that everyone needs to have some fun too. And that’s why we’re very pleased to…

17 August 2005 Maintenance Schedule for EICS (both Web and EDI) On the weekend of 20-21 August 2005, EICS will close at 24:00 EST on Friday August 19 and will resume at 04:00 EST Monday August 22 as usual. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk locations: EICS.SCEI…

17 August 2005 Intermodal Terminal Hours - Labour Day, Monday, September 5, 2005 (Canada & U.S.) Canadian Terminals: HALIFAX (HIT) GATE: NORMAL HOURS MONCTON GATE: NORMAL HOURS MONTREAL (TASCHE) GATE: NORMAL HOURS BRAMPTON (BIT) GATE: NORMAL HOURS MISC (Empty Impex yard) GATE: open 24 hrs WINNIPEG…

17 August 2005 Vancouver Gateway Super-Port? The following article is excerpted, with permission, from Vol. 116, No. 15, of “Tradeweek”, from I.E.Canada. Every year, top port officials take part in the annual meeting and conference of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) to review…

16 August 2005 Goodale warns U.S. on lumber The following article is excerpted from the 16 August 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Finance Minister Ralph Goodale yesterday accused the American government of being protectionist and vowed that Canada is going to get even over the ongoing softwood…

16 August 2005 Textured Filament Yarns of Nylon or Polyester, Request No. TR-2004-001 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from Tricots Liesse (1983) Inc. (the requester) of…

16 August 2005 Government Calls Off 22 August Softwood Talks The following news release was issued by ITC on 16 August. International Trade Minister Jim Peterson today issued the following statement on the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber negotiations: “Following consultations with provincial governments…