OTTAWA: The federal government says Canada’s free-trade deal with Europe is not at risk of falling apart.
A French cabinet minister told Montreal Le Devoir that his country wants to renegotiate one particular clause that allows businesses to sue governments.
Matthias Fekl said France will not ratify the agreement if its proposals are not accepted.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed the deal last September with then-European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy, who at the time was president of the European Council.
The comprehensive agreement in principle is still being finalized.
A spokesman for International Trade Minister Ed Fast said today that both parties are completing a legal review and that the work is on track.
