Executive Summary:
\nAn FTA between two highly developed trading partners sharing common values would
\nopen markets to new goods and services, promote competition and innovation, and
\ninevitably increase the flows of people. Canada and Japan stand in unity on many
\nissues around labour standards and environmental commitments. They also continue to work together on bilateral and multilateral development issues of human rights, security and nuclear proliferation.<\/p>\n
Both Canada and Japan have commitments to the International Labour Organization
\n(ILO), but both are still in need of ratifying a number of labour standards, which are
\ndiscussed within this document. Canada needs to better address labour standards,
\nwhile Japan needs to better address gender wage gaps and equal access to employment.<\/p>\n
\nWTO\/GATT trade rules respect countries\u2019 rights to adopt appropriate environmental
\npolicies, according to their respective circumstances, to protect their own environment.
\nThis basic principle should continue to be upheld firmly (see references). At the same
\ntime, it should be borne in mind that protectionism in the name of environmental
\nprotection often prevents efficient allocation of resources and destroys the mutual trust
\namong countries, which is necessary for stable functioning of the international trading
\nsystem, consequently damaging the prospect of attaining sustainable development in
\nthe world.<\/p>\n
Japan and Canada have been cooperating in many fields other than economic
\nliberalization. The Japan-\u00ad\u2010\u2011Canada\/Canada Japan Inter-\u00ad\u2010\u2011Parliamentary Friendship Group meets every year. Talks between the two governments include peace and security, housing, fisheries, finance, and telecommunications. Grassroots-\u00ad\u2010\u2011level exchanges are also active through such programs as the JET program and the Working Holiday programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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