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Canada, U.S. name panel to oversee new $1B Detroit-Windsor bridge

August 15, 2014

Canada and the U.S. have named the members of the international authority that will oversee the construction of the new publicly owned $1-billion bridge connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.

Kristine Burr, Genevieve Gagnon and a person to be named at a later date have been appointed by Canada.

Minister Fast to Lead Trade Mission to Australia and the Philippines

August 5, 2014

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, ... announced that he will lead a trade mission to Australia and the Philippines to advance the interests of Canadian companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

Minister Fast Announces Next Round of Negotiations Toward Canada-Japan FTA

August 5, 2014

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced the sixth round of negotiations toward a Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The negotiations will take place in Ottawa from July 28 to July 31, 2014.

TPP nations meet in Ottawa

July 18, 2014

Officials from the 12 countries involved in a Pacific free trade initiative will seek to advance their stalled talks during a meeting in Ottawa starting Thursday...

Business Barometer: Small biz confidence drops sharply in June

July 18, 2014

Small business optimism fell back sharply in June, erasing the gains we had seen since March. The Business Barometer® Index ends the month at 63.5, almost three-and-a-half points below its May level--which had (briefly) been a two-year high.

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