Canada


South Korean free-trade deal is long overdue
It is Canada's forgotten trade deal. Free trade negotiations with South Korea began in 2004. And nearly seven years later, there's still no pact. Why?
Rethinking trade with Panama
It’s been a year and a half since Canada and Panama signed a free-trade agreement that creates important opportunities for Canadian producers. Parliament should ratify it.
Free trade deal with Europe threatens Canadian autonomy
Stuart Trew tells Redeye that Canadians have a lot to lose if the government signs a free trade agreement with Europe.
Military coups are good for Canadian business: The Canada-Honduras free trade agreement
Last week Canadian negotiators met with their Honduran counterparts in Tegucigalpa to discuss a free trade agreement (FTA).
Canada-EU trade deal will hurt climate policy regardless of EU decision on tar sands
The Harper government is using the Canada-European Union trade talks to lobby the EU on its climate policy, according to recently released briefing notes.
Japan, Canada agree to resume joint study on bilateral FTA: sources
Japan and Canada have agreed to resume a joint study on the possibility of a bilateral free trade agreement, Japanese government sources said Wednesday.
Canada calls oilsands controversy side issue to EU free trade talks
The Canadian government is seeking to overcome a potential stumbling block to a free trade deal with the European Union by moving EU objections to the oilsands off the table.
Free trade with Europe could hinge on oilsands, seal hunt
Sealing and oilsands, two issues that have darkened Canada's image in some sectors of European society, could affect ratification of the proposed Canada-European Union free trade agreement, suggests a report from the House of Commons parliamentary committee on trade.
EU trade deal could cost Canada's drug plans: report
Proposals put forward by the European Union could add billions in drug costs in Canada annually, a report released Monday says.
Libre-échange: un accord Canada-Europe serait néfaste pour le Québec
La signature d'un traité de libre-échange entre le Canada et l'Union européenne serait néfaste pour le Québec, qui verrait s'effriter sa souveraineté économique, conclut une étude de l'Institut de recherche en économie contemporaine (IRÉC).