Canada’s next trade battle: consensus building at the WTO

A Global Affairs trade official told the House Committee on International Trade in March that Canada has had little engagement with the United States on reforming the WTO to date.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng says that reforming the World Trade Organization cannot be done by the Ottawa Group alone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

May 27, 2020

As an embattled international trading system is further strained by some countries' protectionist instincts, the Canadian government continues to try to build consensus over needed reforms at the World Trade Organization amid COVID-19, but some experts say progress won't be made until after the next...

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