Ottawa | Reuters — Unhappy Canadian dairy farmers parked dozens of tractors in central Ottawa and walked their cows down the main street opposite Parliament on Tuesday to protest trade […] Read more
Farmers, upset over TPP talks, take cows to Parliament
Dairy farmers worry Trans-Pacific trade deal could hurt
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s powerful dairy industry on Friday expressed concern it could suffer if talks to create a Pacific trade treaty open up heavily protected Canadian markets to […] Read more
Canada must be part of TPP, will defend farmers: Harper
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada must join a proposed Pacific trade pact but will strive to protect farmers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday, referring to foreign pressure to scrap […] Read more
Canada says will defend dairy protection at TPP talks
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will continue to defend its system of tariffs and quotas that protect dairy farmers, a senior official said on Monday, in comments that could worry […] Read more
Election timing puts Tories in bind on Pacific trade talks
Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada is facing a tough squeeze at talks on a major Pacific trade treaty because the concessions other nations want it to make could cause serious […] Read more
Raitt won’t tell railways where to ship grain for now
Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government will not, for now, start telling railways where to ship farmers’ grain but it will decide within days whether to extend its requirements […] Read more
EU, Canada dismiss German minister’s threat to block trade pact
Ottawa | Reuters — The European Union and Canada on Friday dismissed threats by a top German politician to block a free trade deal the two sides wrapped up in […] Read more
Deal or no deal? EU-Canada FTA seen faltering at final hurdle
Brussels/Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and the European Union are struggling to finalize a multibillion-dollar trade pact six months after political leaders said it was sealed, an embarrassment for Brussels […] Read more
Canada, S. Korea reported close on free trade deal
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and South Korea are very close to signing a long-delayed free trade deal after years of talks, sources familiar with the negotiations said Thursday. “It’s […] Read more
Dairy farmers angry as Canada, EU near trade pact
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper will fly to Brussels Thursday in a bid to seal a free trade treaty with the European Union, his office said on Wednesday, signaling an […] Read more