After a collapse in energy prices crimped Canadian exports to start 2016, their recovery resulted in December export growth of 0.8%. This resulted in Canada recording its second consecutive monthly trade surplus with the world and was the third consecutive monthly increase in exports.
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Tearing up NAFTA will cause all three member countries to lose jobs
February 24, 2017
Tearing up the North American Free Trade Agreement will mean lost jobs in all three member countries, says the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Disintegrative Trade?
February 24, 2017
The world has become saturated with IT. Immediately the mind goes to information technology, but wait; there’s another big IT out there: integrative trade. That was a term we coined here at EDC many years ago to describe the increasing worldwide entwinement of exports, imports and cross-border investment, flowing in as free-flowing a manner as possible.
Canada, China to attend summit on free trade after TPP collapse
February 24, 2017
Canada and China are joining a mid-March summit hosted by Chile on how to advance trade in Asia-Pacific now that Donald Trump has pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and ceded leadership in the region.
Chrystia Freeland says Canada prepared for 'strong offensive position' on NAFTA
February 24, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters...that if negotiations restart on the North American Free Trade Agreement, Donald Trump's administration won't be the only player at the table looking for a better deal...