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Subject:TheOil
SandsCha.ilengein!=urope.FollowUpFlag:FollowupFlagStatus:
Completed
Attachments:XNTD0020RePQrt:PanEuropeanOilsandsTeammeeting,
London,
February1and2
PROTECTEDSENSITIVE
INFORMATIONDearPaulandSerge,
In
earlyFebruary,theCanadianHighCommission
iri
LondonhostedameetingofthePan-EuropeanOilSandsTeam.Thisgroupismadeupofofficials
from
acrossourmissionsinEuropewhoareactiveontheoilsandsfile--fromatrade,investment,political,environmentalandadvocacyperspective.TheywerejoinedbyseniorrepresentativesfromEnvironmentCanada,NaniralResourcesCanada,DFAIT,
the
ProvinceofAlbertaandindustry.Inaddition,theAlbertaEnergyMinister
joined
usfor
the
betterpartofoneday.
Iam
attachingforyourbackgroundthereporton
this
meeting.
AndIam
writing
to
offer
afew
reflectionsonthechallengesandopportunitiesfaced
by
CanadiandiplomaticmissionsinEuropeontheoilsandsfile.
Asyouwill
appreciate,Europerepresentsamajorsourceoftradeandinvestment,bothdirectandindirect,for
Canada.
AftertheUnitedStates,the
EU
blocisourmostsignificanttradeandinvestmentpartner.Andthisrelationshipisexpectedtoexpandsignificantlyshouldweconclude,asplanned,theambitiousCanadafEUComprehensiveEconomicTradeAgreement(CETA)in
2011.
s.21(1)(a)$,21(1)(b)
2011-10-06
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