Canada Says Coal Investor Can't Claim NAFTA Breach Before Its Investment

Mealey's (July 27, 2020, 11:17 AM EDT) -- TORONTO — The government of Canada argues in a June 26 statement of defense to an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal that a coal mining investor's claim for more than $470 million Canadian in damages caused by Alberta's new carbon emissions regulations should be dismissed as the claimant acquired its investments after the regulations were put in place (Westmoreland Mining Holdings, LLC v. Government of Canada, No. UNCT/20/3, ICSID)....