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"The treaty goes into effect on October 1 and will last for 31 years, until 2045. It allows China to challenge Canadian laws it deems harmful to Chinese assets, and only requires the lawsuit be made public once an award is issued by a tribunal. Treaty law expert Gus Van Harten warns this could be problematic. “This means that the federal government could settle the lawsuit, including by varying its conduct in a way that many Canadians would oppose, or by paying out public money before an award is issued, and we would never know," (SECRET TRIBUNALS) he told the Vancouver Observer. The treaty makes no limits on the damages that can be awarded. (UNLIMITED DAMAGES TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENT'S AND INVESTORS AT CANADIAN TAX PAYERS EXPENSE)
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