The Canada–Ecuador FTA is not a rounding error—it’s a strategic necessity

Ecuador holds significant untapped potential in the high-demand critical minerals and rare earth elements as the global economy moves toward clean energy and advanced technologies.
Maninder Sidhu
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Latin America is actively looking for credible, values-based partners, and trade agreements are how that presence becomes real, writes Esteban Crespo Polo.

I always enjoy watching Question Period in Canada’s Parliament. It reflects a healthy democracy—vigorous, candid, and often unscripted. So when an honourable member recently referred to Canada’s trade with Ecuador as a “rounding error,” I was not offended.

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