Changing demographics and ripples from the global financial crisis are putting the brakes on economic growth, the Bank of Canada’s governor said Tuesday.
The long-term shift of an aging population means growth will be slower than historic norms, which in turn will keep interest rates lower “than we are used to,” he said.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is touting a free-trade deal with South Korea as a major boost for Canadian exporters looking for a toehold into the lucrative Asian marketplace.
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today concrete measures being taken by the [Canadian] Government to move more grain through the transportation system and maintain Canada’s reputation as a supplier to world markets.
Mexican, US and Canadian authorities are making progress integrating border management policies and procedures, and this has led US Customs and Border Protection to consider proposing a tripartite conference, modeled on CBP's popular Trade Symposium, to update industry about their joint efforts, Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski said Friday.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Gil Kerlikowske as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Kerlikowske has served the Obama administration as director of National Drug Control since 2009. For nine years prior to that, he was chief of police in Seattle...
