Canada poised to ink nuke cooperation deal with India

September 16th, 2009 Canada won't block Nortel sale to EricssonTORONTO — Canada's industry minister says the government won't block the $1.1 billion sale of Nortel Networks' wireless division to Sweden's Ericsson. Industry Minister Tony Clement said Wednesday there is no basis for a federal review of the deal on national security grounds.

September 6th, 2009 TORONTO - Canada should launch vigorous 'education diplomacy' to woo Indian students, says an expert on Canada-India relations. Ryan M. Touhey, a professor who has authored a study titled "A new direction for the Canada-India relationship", says India is a huge education market for Canada and Ottawa should lose no time in wooing Indian students.

July 15th, 2009 Air Canada reaches deal with mechanics unionTORONTO — The largest union at Air Canada has approved a 21-month labor contract, considered a critical factor in keeping the airline out of bankruptcy court. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said Wednesday members voted 60 percent in favor of the deal this week.

July 7th, 2009 CAW says Ford Canada wants to reach new labor dealTORONTO — The Canadian Auto Workers says Ford Canada has asked the union to match recent concessions reached in labor deals with General Motors Canada and Chrysler Canada so the company can remain competitive. CAW negotiator Mike Vince said Tuesday the union met with Ford management last night and the company outlined why the automaker needs a new contract to remain competitive in its Canadian and U.S operations.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With the India-US civil nuclear deal establishing a new level of trust between the two countries, New Delhi and Washington are poised to become "global partners" to help shape the 21st century, says a senior US official. The recent visit of Undersecretary of State William Burns to India had paved the way for the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit "and underscores our commitment to an expanded partnership with India," Robert O.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is fully committed to implementing the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has declared noting that it had "removed the final barrier to broader cooperation between us." The deal provided a framework for economic and technical cooperation between the two countries and allowed them to move beyond concerns about the status of India's nuclear programme, she said at the US-India Business Council's (USI BC) Synergies Summit here Wednesday. Noting that the status of India's nuclear programme had "dominated our relationship for much of the last decade", Clinton said the completion of the deal marked the culmination of the "second stage" in the history of India-US relations.

June 9th, 2009 TORONTO - Canada and India have said they are on track to ink a nuclear deal soon, but have not committed themselves to any date.. Though the two countries have exchanged the drafts, no date for signing the deal could be specified, Canadian International Trade Minister Stockwell Day said here at the weekend gala of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC).

June 9th, 2009 TORONTO - Without specifying any date for its signing, both Canada and India have said that they are on track to ink a nuclear deal soon. Though the two countries have exchanged the drafts, no date for signing the deal could be specified, Canadian International Trade Minister Stockwell Day said here at the weekend gala of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC).

June 7th, 2009 TORONTO - India and Canada are close to inking a civil nuclear deal, India's High Commissioner to Canada Shashishekhar M Gavai, said Gavai said officials of both sides had already exchanged the draft agreement regarding the deal, which would pave the way for Canada to sell its nuclear technology and uranium for civilian use for the first time in more than 30 years. He said the deal would be signed soon.

June 7th, 2009 TORONTO - India is all set to hold a year-long 'Festival of India in Canada' in 2011, showcasing the country's rich cultural heritage, said Indian High Commissioner to Canada S.M. Gavai. "It could be called the Festival of India or the Year of India.

May 31st, 2009 NEW YORK - US President Barack Obama's key Advisor on South Asia, Bruce Riedel, has said that Pakistan too can secure a civil nuclear deal with the US, similar to what Washington recently had with India, but it will need certain assurances from Islamabad to qualify for the same. Riedel, in his article published in The Wall Street Journal, said that Pakistan needs to show that the days of AQ Khan, Kargil and Mumbai are over for good and that it is addressing all the challenges it faces.

May 28th, 2009 TORONTO - Canada Wednesday said that the on-going talks with India on resumption of nuclear ties may soon end in a nucelar deal with New Delhi. The two countries have reportedly already exchanged a draft agreement on the proposed deal.

May 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a bid to move forward the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, India has sought speedy negotiations of reprocessing arrangements as well as liberalization of the export licensing procedures. India's newly appointed Ambassador to the United States Meera Shankar said that New Delhi would like to move forward in a concrete way with agreements for building nuclear reactors with US assistance in the country.

May 5th, 2009 Canada to talk trade despite EU seal product banTORONTO — Canada's trade minister says a European Parliament ban of Canadian seal products won't prevent Canada and the EU from agreeing on a wide-ranging free-trade agreement. The European Parliament voted Tuesday to ban imports of seal products in an effort to force Canada to end its annual seal hunt.

April 24th, 2009 Canadian union says deal near with ChryslerTORONTO — The Canadian Auto Workers union says it is close to agreement on a deal with Chrysler Canada. CAW spokeswoman Shannon Devine says she is hopeful a deal will be reached late Friday afternoon.