For over 150 years, Canada’s greatest love affair has been with the United States. Cohabitating the same continent, the US is our staunchest ally, strongest defender and largest economic partner, accounting for over 960.9 billion in trade in 2022. Nestled under the eagle’s wing, we’ve gotten away with spending a scant 1.4% of our GDP...
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Should Canada consider a free trade deal with China? As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mulls a possible trade mission to the country next month, the answer ought to be a resounding ‘no’ — not because such a deal would damage our economy or our trading relationship with the U.S., but rather because it threatens...
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Somewhere, Jason Kenney is having a good laugh The weather may be hot, but Canada’s latest economic indicators are stone cold. In July, the country lost 31,200 net jobs, the biggest one-month drop in full-time work since 2011. In June, Canada’s global trade deficit hit a record of its own: $3.6 billion. Said BMO...
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Trudeau is well-positioned to be an ambassador of hope for global trade Is free trade in trouble? A new survey by Angus Reid found that only one in four Canadians thinks the North American Free Trade Agreement is good for Canada. One in four think it is bad for our country, and one in...
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