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Comparative Intergovernmental Politics: CETA Negotiations between Canada and the EU CETA Conference: Session 1, May 5, 2014 Dr. Valerie D’Erman University.

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1 Comparative Intergovernmental Politics: CETA Negotiations between Canada and the EU CETA Conference: Session 1, May 5, 2014 Dr. Valerie D’Erman University of Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada)

2 Introduction and background Canada and EU prevalent examples of federal- like governance Early attempts at CETA stalled due to WTO talks and lack of provincial involvement Significant of this FTA agreement: – Leverage helped EU assert norms of procedure – Precedent for provincial “pre-commitment” – International recognition of EU principle of ‘subsidiarity’

3 Negotiations New precedent in Canada for involvement of sub-national governments One-sided debate over liberalization of services and public procurement Sectoral protest within Canadian provinces Criticism over lack of transparency

4 Significance Success of EU in getting demands met and in exporting norms of procedure Possible precedent for EU-U.S. negotiations (TTIP)? Theoretical understandings of federalism – Contrast between Canada and EU as federal-like polities – Lack of nation-state or elected executive in EU – Internal market coherence much stronger in EU, and resulting ability to negotiate

5 Conclusions PARADOX EU Single Market and federalism – Visible and central goal of European integration – Prior deregulation among member states already achieved through intergovernmental negotiation – Treaty-based governance over constitutionalism – Activist role of the ECJ EU intergovernmental-supranational relations as a successful model of federal governance rather than a federation with qualifiers


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