The Canadian Group of the Canada-China Legislative Association (CCLA) is a

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forum for the discussion of bilateral and multilateral issues facing the two countries. The CCLA was established in 1998 and promotes the exchange of information between Canadian parliamentarians, and the National Peoples' Congress of the

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in order to encourage better understanding and closer ties between the two countries. There are annual bilateral meetings every fall, between

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members and the Canadian federal parliamentarians.

Trade issues

China is

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’s second-largest merchandise trading partner, second to the

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. Bilateral merchandise trade reached $57.7 billion in 2010, while overall trade between the two countries more than tripled between 2001 and 2010. Canada currently has a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) agreement with China that legislates the investment between Canada and China. A FIPA is not a free trade agreement but rather a bilateral agreement intended to "protect and promote" foreign investment through legally-binding rights and obligations. On 1 October 2014, the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) came into force. This date was announced by International Trade Minister Ed Fast in a news release on 12 September 2014.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

During the annual general meeting with the CCLA, the association will:

Executive committee

* Hon. Donald Neil Plett, Senator (Co-Chair) * Ms.

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, M.P. (Co-Chair), On October 26, 2011, Young was elected Vice-Chair of the Canada-China Legislative Association (CCLA). On March 5, 2013, Young was elected Chair of the CCLA. * Mr.

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, M.P. (Vice-Chair) * Hon.

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, Senator (Vice-Chair) * Hon. Terry Stratton, Senator (Vice-Chair) * Ms.

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, M.P. (Vice-Chair) * Mr.

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, M.P. (Vice-Chair) * Ms.

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, M.P. (Vice-Chair) * Mr.

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, M.P. (Vice-Chair) * Mr.

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, M.P. (Vice-Chair) * Mr. Roger Prefontaine (Association Secretary)

Footnotes

References

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