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Laurence C. Smith sees northern countries as having assets that will benefit them in a changing world. Photo: John Greig

Global changes create opportunity for northern nations

By John Greig March 21, 2018

A changing world, whether it be climate or politics means challenges for Canada, but also opportunity. Canada and other northern nations with the ability to attract talented immigrants, increased economic […] Read more

China’s President Xi Jinping, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attend the APEC-ASEAN dialogue, on the sidelines of the APEC summit, in Danang, Vietnam November 10, 2017.
Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

TPP trade pact in disarray as Canada holds up talks

By Mai Nguyen, Matthew Tostevin November 10, 2017

Vietnam | Reuters – Efforts to revive the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal foundered on Friday when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to show up for a meeting […] Read more

Francois-Philippe Champagne, shown here last month in a holiday video message to constituents, has been named federal minister for international trade. (FPChampagne.liberal.ca)

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Trade lawyer named federal trade minister

By Farmtario Staff January 10, 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest mini-cabinet shuffle puts a Quebec lawyer specializing in international trade into the trade minister’s chair. Trudeau on Tuesday appointed Francois-Philippe Champagne, the rookie MP for […] Read more

Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, shown here at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in March. Global Affairs Canada via YouTube)

Trudeau to shuffle Dion out of foreign affairs

By David Ljunggren January 9, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet this week and is set to move Foreign Minister Stephane Dion, who ran into political trouble last […] Read more

President-elect Donald J. Trump won the electoral vote in the U.S. presidential election held on Nov. 8, 2016. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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World continues to digest Trump win

By Farmtario Staff November 9, 2016

As the world continues to digest Donald Trump’s surprise win in the U.S. presidential election, in many ways it seems to be business as usual. After see-sawing at the open, […] Read more

Livestock

Canada’s new ag minister pledges to listen to farmers

By Allan Dawson November 10, 2015

Manitoba Co-operator – After just six days as Canada’s new agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay hasn’t taken a position on a number of agricultural issues, but he knows how he will: […] Read more

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