Some Senators criticize rushed process as Canada-U.K. transitional trade deal passes Red Chamber without committee review
For the second time in a row, the Senate fast-tracked a trade implementation bill without a formal committee review, drawing the ire of some members of the Red Chamber and raising questions about the Senate’s role in the trade process. Last week, Bill C-18—the Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA) implementation bill—passed through the Senate in […]
Canada needs to take a real hard look at its foreign policy, and reset it
From rejoining the Paris Climate Accord to rapprochement with Iran and China, the Biden administration appears to be actively resetting the U.S. government’s foreign policy agenda around the globe. The strategy, in large part, is aimed to undo the deleterious effects of Donald Trump’s unfettered foreign policy adventurism. This is especially evident in Biden’s approach […]
COVID crisis or change point: how agriculture can lead out of pandemic recession
Canada’s Conservatives understand the many challenges that the agricultural sector has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these challenges, Canadian farmers have remained resilient and continue to put world-class food on our tables to feed our families. John F. Kennedy famously pointed to the Chinese characters for “crisis” as signifying both danger and opportunity. However, […]
Resilient farmers need a responsive government
At the start of the pandemic last March, the House Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee had just begun a study, based on a motion I moved during our first couple of meetings, looking into the suite of Business Risk Management Programs (BRMs) offered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to aid farmers and producers in times of […]
Lack of sunset clause in Canada-U.K. interim deal could stick us with status quo, say opposition MPs
Opposition MPs are concerned the absence of a sunset clause in the new Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement may affect the conclusion of a more comprehensive Canada-U.K. free trade deal, but experts say there are incentives for both Ottawa and London to reach a new pact by 2024. Canada and the U.K. agreed to a transitional […]
‘Much water has flown’ since heated row over Trudeau’s farmers’ protest comments, says Indian envoy
While demonstrators stood across the street from India’s New Edinburgh High Commission protesting new farm laws as snow covered the national capital last week, inside, India’s envoy to Canada said a recent phone call between the countries’ two prime ministers has helped New Delhi and Ottawa move past a diplomatic row over Canadian support for […]
Feds need to spotlight North American integration to gain exemption from Biden’s protectionist Buy American measures, say experts
With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the Biden administration’s protectionist Buy American executive order, it will have to convince the White House on the need to protect Canada and the U.S.’s integrated economies, say experts. An exemption could result in having Canada acquiesce to a stricter protectionist regime, at the same […]
Ottawa has verbal assurances from EU that export controls won’t delay vaccine shipments, Ng says
Ottawa has verbal assurances from the European Union that its export controls won’t delay the delivery of vaccines bound for Canada, but is preparing a contingency plan in case the bloc is unable to honour that promise, say federal officials. Testifying before the House International Trade Committee on Monday, Steve Verhuel, assistant deputy minister of trade […]
Reviving Canada’s economic links to the United States
Since 1945, the Canada-U.S. bilateral economic relationship has most often been the largest and most diversified in the world. Moreover, even though China has recently emerged as the leading trading nation globally, economic ties between Canada and the United States have remained strong. For example, the U.S. has usually exported more goods to Canada, with 38 […]
Biden presidency will be good news for Canada-U.S. relations
Newly elected U.S. President Joe Biden will take the oath of office on Jan. 20. Being the president of the United States has never been an easy job, but the 78-year-old president’s faces significantly tougher challenges than his recent predecessors. Political turmoil and outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive policies have put the unity of […]
