Feds should turn sights on pursuing trade pact with China

Canada’s fruit and vegetable industry is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the many opportunities in the Chinese market, whose consumers are becoming ever more sophisticated.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured in a file photo at a Farm Boy location. With the significant tax cuts this past year in the U.S., there's 'low-hanging fruit' in terms of tax reform that we can address, starting with the small business deduction, writes Ron Lemaire of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY RON LEMAIRE

November 5, 2018

Ottawa has rightly identified the importance of supporting the competitiveness of the economy and targeting Canada’s key industries. Strengthening Canada’s fruit and vegetable supply chain presents an opportunity to support...

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