Time to revive Team Canada trade missions

The TCM model of connecting with other countries is perfectly made for turbulent times so I personally hope that Prime Minister Mark Carney buys in. If he does, then I would encourage him to speak with former prime minister Chrétien, so that he can hear directly from the original TCM captain.

Prime Minister Mark Carney should revive the Chrétien-era practice of organizing Team Canada trade missions as they are good for building ties between businesses and governments, writes Sergio Marchi, a former Liberal cabinet minister.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SERGIO MARCHI

August 24, 2025

When I served as international trade minister in prime minister Jean Chrétien’s Liberal government, my stakeholders were overwhelmingly Canadian business owners who were involved in the importing and exporting sectors. Many of them would come to me with the problems their...

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