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What’s at stake for Canadian business this election

Still missing from all parties are specifics on plans to lead Canada on the world stage and how Ottawa plans to support Canadian exporters and foreign investors looking to do business in Canada during periods of global instability or armed conflict.

Regardless of whether Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, or Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wins, government and industry need to work together to design a new international trade strategy, for a world where America is losing its global influence, and we are constantly facing daily threats to Canadian interests and core values, writes Omar Allam, a former Canadian diplomat. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY OMAR ALLAM
October 18, 2019

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