Then if I understand correctly, they could claim that a provincial action violated the deal and it could be the basis of a claim by a Chinese investor, and they could be successful, but it's the federal government that would pay.
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Then if I understand correctly, they could claim that a provincial action violated the deal and it could be the basis of a claim by a Chinese investor, and they could be successful, but it's the federal government that would pay.
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