As U.S. marches toward trade war, Canada seeks inroads in Asia, S. America

Canada is set to start formal trade talks with the South American bloc Mercosur, meanwhile it's ready to sign the revised TPP this week, as Donald Trump says he'll impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne is stressing the importance of diversifying international markets for Canadian suppliers, singling out China as representing an 'unparalleled economic opportunity for Canadian businesses, entrepreneurs, farmers, and producers.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

March 7, 2018

The Trudeau government's pivot to Asia finally scored its first multilateral trade deal this year, when Canada joined 10 other countries in the Pacific Rim region in agreeing to the terms of the resurrected and renamed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP. ...

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