Translation of "Spécifications et normes militaires des États-Unis " (French → English) :

I would say that labour and environmental standards in the United States are similar enough to those in Canada that these kinds of social dumping tariffs probably wouldn't be applied against the United States.

The Council furthermore agreed that the EU military mission would be launched with the next intake of trainees, scheduled to start in spring 2010, and that it would be conducted in close coordination with partners, including the TFG, Uganda, the African Union, the United Nations and the United States of America.

The US delegation explained that under Annex 3 to the Agreement, and in the absence of a city-pair contract awarded by the US General Services Administration, a US Government employee or other individual whose transportation is paid for by the US Government (other than an employee, military member, or other individual whose transportation is paid for by the US Department of Defence or military department) may book a flight, including on a Community airline, between the US and the European Community, or between any two points outside the United States, that, at the lowest cost to the Government, satisfies the traveller's needs.

A US Government department, agency or instrumentality, other than the Department of Defence or a military department, may ship cargo on a flight, including on a Community airline, between the US and European Community, or between any two points outside the United States, that, at the lowest cost to the Government, satisfies the agency's needs.

Under those circumstances, assuming Canada is not going to play any kind of silly games of looking for military counterweights to the United States, which is a pretty good assumption, then there are two sets of options that would face Canada: one, think about intensifying the bilateral relationship with the United States; or, as I've suggested, since being involved overseas militarily is strictly speaking not necessary, not doing it.

With respect to our political and military relationship with the United States, Canadians must, of course, act with great care. Canadians do not wish to march in blind support of U.S. political and/or military policy.