With today’s White House injecting uncertainty into how our trade-based economy will prosper in an age of protectionism, there’s a huge opportunity for Canada to plot its own path instead of being held hostage by the latest tweet. In the next few days, Canada will be at the table with Trans-Pacific Partnership countries in Vietnam, […] Read more
Stories by Brian Innes
Years of negotiations may reap benefits
Threats to rip up the North American Free Trade Agreement and trash the Trans-Pacific Partnership send a chill down the spines of Canadians whose livelihoods depend on trade. And while the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump administration’s action plan is not yet clear, it is crystal clear that Canada’s past and future depend on trade. Canada […] Read more
Time is ticking to move forward with TPP
Canada cannot miss the boat on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. As the gateway to the high-growth Pacific Rim, British Columbia is the conduit for 65 percent of Canada’s exports of a variety of products, agriculture and agri-food being among the most important and going to over 150 markets, mostly through the Port of Vancouver. Canada’s agriculture […] Read more
Time for Trans-Pacific Partnership is now
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the biggest game in town for Canada’s agricultural and food exporters. And after five years of negotiations, a deal is finally in sight. A recent commitment by U.S. president Barack Obama and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe showed that a deal is close. With Japan and the United States at the […] Read more
