Category Archives: Media Recognition

Mark Warner was quoted in the Globe and Mail and CBC News about Canada’s Softwood Lumber Action Plan in response to the imposition of  U.S. countervailing duties on imported Canadian softwood lumber. (June 1 & 7, 2017) The Plan includes $605 million in loans & loan guarantees from Export Development Canada (EDC) and Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) for capital investments, expanding market opportunities & diversifying into new markets. A further $163 million in direct assistance from the Canadian Gov’t is earmarked for market & product diversification “in offshore markets”.Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

Mark Warner was quoted in the Globe and Mail discussing President Trump notification to Congress of his intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Canadian Government’s growing willingness to fight back in response to trade threats. (May 20, 2017) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

Mark Warner was interviewed by Reuters, CNBC, the Financial Post and the Hill Times about Boeing’s petitions to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of 100- to 150-seat large civil aircraft (“LCAs”) from Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier. (April 24-25 & 28, 2017)  Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade providing strategic legal advice with respect to the Ontario’s economic development, research and innovation grants and loans to corporations including Bombardier. In addition, Mr. Warner provided advice to the Government of Ontario on the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings. Mr. Warner, a Canadian and U.S. lawyer, advises governments, companies and industry associations on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate, including trade law advice on the OECD Export Credits Arrangement.

Hill Times – April 24, 2017

Mark Warner was interviewed on AM580 CFRA in Ottawa, RealAg Radio on SiriusXM Radio and Reuters on President’ Trump’s remarks about “unfair” Canadian practices in dairy, softwood lumber and implications for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (April 24-25 & 27, 2017) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

RealAg Radio — Rural Radio Channel 147 on SiriusXM Radio

Mark Warner commented on President Trump’s Draft Executive Order to provide Canada and Mexico notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (April 26, 2017) President Trump subsequently substituted this draft Executive Order with another planned Executive Order launching a six-month review of all existing U.S. trade agreements and proposing ways to amend any of these agreements. Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

Mark Warner was quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters and TVO stories about the preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce that exporters of softwood lumber from Canada received countervailable subsidies of 3.02 percent to 24.12 percent. (April 24-26, 2017) In January 2017, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of softwood lumber products from Canada that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value. Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer and was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade where he advised Ontario in the CETA negotiations and on various NAFTA trade and investment disputes. Mr. Warner has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate.

Mark Warner was interviewed on CTV, BNN and TVO and was quoted in National Post and CBC News on President’ Trump’s remarks about “unfair” Canadian practices in dairy, softwood lumber and energy trade and implications for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) . (April 20-21, 2017) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

CTV Your Morning

BNN

TVO The Agenda

Mark Warner was interviewed by AM660 in Saskatoon about the attempts by the Premier of Saskatchewan to entice a Calgary-based company to relocate to Saskatchewan from Alberta and the potential application of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) and the New West Partnership Trade Agreement. (March 30, 2017)  Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade providing strategic legal advice with respect to the Ontario’s economic development, research and innovation grants and loans to corporations. In addition, Mr. Warner provided advice to the Government of Ontario on the negotiations and disputes under the AIT, the negotiation of the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings. Mr. Warner, a Canadian and U.S. lawyer, advises governments, companies and industry associations on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate, .

Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN and Bloomberg TV Canada and in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and iPolitics about a draft letter circulated by the Trump Administration among members of Congress outlining its priorities and objectives in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Presidential Executive orders on Significant Trade Deficits and on Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws. (March 30-31, 2017) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

BNN

Bloomberg

Mark Warner appeared on Global National commenting on the speech by the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz, touting the advantages of openness to more foreign investment, immigration and free trade in the wake of the threats to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and immigration and refugee concerns arising from the Trump Administration in the United States. (March 28, 2017) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations advised on matters including: Cross Border Trade in Services; Temporary Entry and Stay of Natural Persons for Business Purposes; Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications; and Regulatory Cooperation. Mr. Warner also advised on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.