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Comments On The Eu-Canada Joint Interpretive Declaration On The Ceta, Gus Van Harten

Editorials and Commentaries

Comments are offered on the EU-Canada Joint Interpretive Declaration on the CETA (updated to account for versions of 5 October, 11 October, 13 October, and 22 October 2016). For eight reasons, I argue that the Declaration does very little to alleviate key concerns arising from the CETA's proposed special rights and privileges for foreign investors.

A Skeptical Optimist’S Perspective On Canada Getting To Proportional Representation As An Electoral Reform, Craig Scott

Editorials and Commentaries

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Virtual Currencies And Blockchains: A Primer, Benjamin Geva

Editorials and Commentaries

With the advent of virtual currencies and blockchain technologies the global payments landscape may be irreversibly transformed. This bulletin is designed to present basic concepts underlying this transformation.

Guidance Documents For Card Industry Code Of Conduct Open For Public Consultation, Benjamin Geva, Peter A. Aziz, Steven Slavens, Eliot Che

Editorials and Commentaries

The Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) is seeking comments on three proposed guidance documents it has published to assist with the implementation of new disclosure requirements set out in the April 2015 update to the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada (the Code). Submissions to FCAC regarding the draft guidance documents are due April 15, 2016.

The April 2015 update amended the code to require, among other things, that all merchant-acquirer agreements include a cover page containing an information summary box and fee disclosure box. The proposed guidance documents (CG-10, …