Mark Warner Talks About Canadian Digital Services Taxes and Huawei’s Move of Research From the U.S. to Canada on CBC

Mark Warner discussed Canadian job loss statistics, Bank of Canada interest rate policy, the Canadian Throne Speech commitments and trade risks from campaign digital service tax promises and trade and other risks from Huawei’s promise to move its research from the U.S. to Canada on the CBC Weekend Business Panel. (December 7, 2019) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations. As counsel at the OECD Trade Directorate, Mr. Warner advised on harmful tax competition issues and worked on other trade and competition issues. As Legal Director for the Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation, Mr. Warner led Ontario’s legal team in creating the $250 million Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund, the $205 million Ontario Venture Capital Fund and establishing the Ontario Capital Growth Corporation. As Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade provided strategic legal advice with respect to the Ontario’s economic development, research and innovation grants and loans to corporations and led Ontario’s legal team for trade negotiations and trade and investment disputes. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.