Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will continue to defend its system of tariffs and quotas that protect dairy farmers, a senior official said on Monday, in comments that could worry nations negotiating a Pacific trade treaty. Canada is under pressure at talks to create a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) because concessions sought by the other 11 […] Read more
Canada says will defend dairy protection at TPP talks
Election timing puts Tories in bind on Pacific trade talks
Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada is facing a tough squeeze at talks on a major Pacific trade treaty because the concessions other nations want it to make could cause serious problems for the governing Conservatives in this October’s general election. Canada, one of 12 nations aiming to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is under pressure […] Read more
Raitt won’t tell railways where to ship grain for now
Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government will not, for now, start telling railways where to ship farmers’ grain but it will decide within days whether to extend its requirements on how much grain they must haul, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Wednesday. In an interview in her parliamentary office, Raitt said farmers and shippers […] Read more
EU, Canada dismiss German minister’s threat to block trade pact
Ottawa | Reuters — The European Union and Canada on Friday dismissed threats by a top German politician to block a free trade deal the two sides wrapped up in August after five years of often difficult negotiations. The deal could increase bilateral trade by a fifth to 26 billion euros (US$34 billion) and is […] Read more
Deal or no deal? EU-Canada FTA seen faltering at final hurdle
Brussels/Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and the European Union are struggling to finalize a multibillion-dollar trade pact six months after political leaders said it was sealed, an embarrassment for Brussels as it seeks a far bigger deal with the U.S. Over a celebratory lunch last October, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and European Commission President […] Read more
Canada, S. Korea reported close on free trade deal
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and South Korea are very close to signing a long-delayed free trade deal after years of talks, sources familiar with the negotiations said Thursday. “It’s imminent,” said one business source, who asked for anonymity because a formal announcement had not been made yet. “They are really, really close,” said another […] Read more
Dairy farmers angry as Canada, EU near trade pact
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper will fly to Brussels Thursday in a bid to seal a free trade treaty with the European Union, his office said on Wednesday, signaling an end to negotiations that have dragged on much longer than planned. Canada initially said a deal would be struck by December 2011. It then pushed […] Read more
Canada/EU trade deal won’t come next week
Canada and the European Union are still deadlocked over a long-delayed free trade agreement, officials said Friday, casting more doubt on the pact as the EU shifts focus to a bigger deal with the U.S. The deal was initially supposed to have been finished by the end of 2011, but there is no end in […] Read more
Canada, EU fail to settle differences over free trade pact
Canada and the European Union failed to settle their differences on a proposed free trade deal this week at top-level talks to hammer out an agreement that is already well behind schedule. Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht spent Wednesday and Thursday in Ottawa discussing contentious issues including agricultural […] Read more
Much ground seen still to cover in Canada/EU trade talks
A large amount of work remains to be done on a proposed free trade treaty between Canada and the European Union, which is supposed to be concluded by the end of the year, a senior Canadian official was quoted as saying on Friday. Canada, keen to diversify its exports away from the United States, says […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
