Mark Warner Was on the CBC Weekend Business Panel Talking About the Gordie Howe Bridge, Canada’s Trade Surplus With the U.S. and Private Sector Job Growth

Mark Warner was featured on the CBC News Weekend Business Panel talking about the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge over troubled waters, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus widening to a four year high in May and private sector job growth in June surpassing public sector job losses. (July 11, 2026) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, D.C., New York and Brussels and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate in Paris, and represented the OECD at meetings of the WTO Working Groups on Trade and Competition Policies and Trade and Investment Policies.

Mark was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and the Ministry of Research & Innovation. Mark led Ontario’s legal team for the negotiation of the Canada-EU Trade Agreement and the Canada-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.

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.