CTPL hosts first WTO simulation in Ottawa
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By Jane Imai
On March 8th and 9th, 2007, fifty students gathered from various Canadian universities to participate in the first ever Ottawa Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.
This simulation, which recreated a Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), encouraged students to engage in dialogue over the principal issues surrounding the Doha Development Round while providing them with a better understanding of the multilateral negotiation process.
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