It’s time to learn from free trade talks and boost COVID-19 collaboration

Most regulators share the common goal of protecting the health and safety of their citizens. So why not accept the results of testing that trusted colleagues have already undertaken?

Testing of both asymptomatic and symptomatic citizens is said to be the only way that we will be able to end the social distancing and isolation measures that have kept offices shuttered and employees at home, write Deanna Horton and Jean Charest.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY DEEANA HORTON, JEAN CHAREST

May 27, 2020

Canadians are poised for a return to work. It will be a “new normal” with the emphasis on public health. Drawing from trade negotiation experience, we can protect ourselves by incorporating standards and certification reflecting international collaboration and consensus. The government is alre...

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