Why doesn’t the Government of Canada approach to EA of trade and investment negotiations assess environmental impacts outside of Canada?
• While many environmental issues should be examined within the greater global context, sovereignty issues, limited data and resources, and practicality limit the focus of the environmental assessment to domestic impacts. • Transboundary, regional and global environmental impacts are assessed when they directly impact the Canadian environment. This approach is in accordance with the 2001 Framework for Conducting EAs of Trade Negotiations..
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