With much uncertainty in Pacific trade talks, a Canada-Japan trade agreement should be a priority

A 2012 joint study by the two governments prepared at the outset of negotiations for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) suggested that such an agreement would benefit both economies, with expected gross domestic product (GDP) gains between US$3.8-billion and US$9-billion for Canada and GDP gains of approximately US$5-billion for Japan.

During a trip to Japan in May 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and then-International Trade minister Chrystia Freeland met with Japanese business leaders from companies like Honda Motors. Photograph courtesy of the PMO by Adam Scotti

Opinion

BY SENATOR PAUL J. MASSICOTTE, TERRY SHEEHAN

June 1, 2017

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