Mark Warner Was Featured on the CTV National News Talking About the USTR Trade Barriers Report on Canada, “Buy Canadian” and the USMCA Renewal Talks

Mark Warner was featured on CTV News National talking about the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative report on Canadian trade barriers, including new “Buy Canadian” measures and the CUSMA / USMCA renewal talks. (April 1, 2025) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, New York and Brussels and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations. Mark also previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate where he participated in the negotiations of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment and represented the OECD at meetings of the WTO Working Group on Trade and Competition Policy and the Working Group on Trade and Investment.

As Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade (MEDT) Mark led Ontario’s legal team for trade negotiations (including the Canada-EU Trade Agreement and the U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement), advised on trade disputes (including the Green Energy Act and softwood lumber) and various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state arbitration matters. He also led the Ontario’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler, and various grant and loan agreements to leading automotive and automotive parts companies. Mark was Legal Director of MEDT and the Ministry of Research & Innovation (MRI) and advised on economic development, research and innovation grants and loans to corporations. As Legal Director of MRI, 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.

Mark is a past Chair of the International and Economics Committees of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law as well as a member of the Section’s Task Forces on Competition Policy and NAFTA and Antitrust in the Global Economy. In addition to being a lawyer, Mr. Warner has a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Toronto.