The following is excerpted from the 14 February 2013 edition of The Globe and Mail.
The European Union has been trying to persuade Canada to grant EU companies exemptions from foreign takeover reviews during late-stage talks between Ottawa and Brussels on a free-trade deal.
The effort, which Ottawa has flatly rejected, shows just how high the stakes have grown in negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the 27-country union.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-rebuffs-eu-request-for-exemption-on-takeover-reviews/article8654748/