New-style trade deals have ominous implications for the future

If Canadians can’t count on our own federal government to promote our common economic interests, what hope is there for the future of our children and grandchildren?

International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured centre at the cabinet shuffle on Jan. 10, 2017, at Rideau Hall with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Labour Minister Patty Hadju, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY JOSEPH MALONEY

April 3, 2017

The Trudeau government’s signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European community marked an ominous departure in Canada’s approach to trade deals with other countries. Not only is CETA about trade; it promotes wholesale economic integration. As part of that i...

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