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Canada’s fresh push for EU trade deal

December 25, 2015

Canada’s new government is pushing the EU to move faster on a delayed trade deal, including a potential compromise on the key sticking point holding the deal up.

Canada’s chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul, in Brussels this week, brought a clear message: Ottawa’s new liberal government is “strongly supportive” of the deal, but wants to avoid any further delays.

TPP, CETA present Canadian businesses with a ‘unique’ trade opportunity

December 25, 2015

Between the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU, Canada’s list of free trade partners is growing long indeed.

Canadian dollar sinks to 73.6 cents US

December 25, 2015

A day after setting a new 11-year low, the Canadian dollar today shed another half-cent to 73.57, while the benchmark Toronto stock index slid to a two-year low.

Canada awarded right to $1B in WTO trade sanctions against U.S. over meat-labelling rules

December 25, 2015

Canada has been awarded the right to seek $1 billion in trade sanctions against the United States by a World Trade Organization panel in a dispute over American meat-labelling rules that single out foreign beef and pork.

The Liberal government said it will "quickly take steps to retaliate" against the U.S. if the labelling requirements aren't dropped promptly.

To fix WTO labeling issue, Congress must pass voluntary COOL

December 21, 2015

The World Trade Organization (WTO) delivered a major setback to American consumers and producers earlier this year when it ruled against the U.S. Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law, which requires muscle cuts of meat, and some fruits and vegetables, to be labeled with the country’s name where it was produced. The good news is that the U.S.

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