Canada is good at building coalitions and consensus. Maybe it’s time to get tougher. “Why are you so concerned about upsetting people?” posed CropLife International President Emily Rees at the Canadian Crops Convention. Canada could benefit from being “a little less sorry and not having the same fear of upsetting trade partners and being a […] Read more
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Canada urged to take stronger leadership role in trade
Speakers point to country’s influence around the world due to its exporting of food products to almost 200 countries
It’s time for Canada to step up if it wants to keep the rules-based trading order alive, farmers heard at the Canadian Crops Convention. Without rules-based trade, agricultural exporters will be playing in a game controlled by others. “Canada should play a bigger and stronger role,” said Emily Rees, president of CropLife International, which represents […] Read more
