(TORONTO, April 9, 2014) – The IHRP and PEN Canada will call on officials to tie human rights obligations to Canada’s proposed free trade agreement with Honduras during a committee appearance in Ottawa tomorrow, April 10, 2014 at 11 a.m.
The Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement was signed by the current government on Nov. 5, 2013, but must be debated and voted upon by Parliament before it becomes Canadian law. The House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade will make recommendations to assist Parliament in its deliberations.