Tag: Canada

• Tuesday, August 15th 2017 - 10:56 UTC

  Canada adopts resolute stance ahead of NAFTA renegotiation scheduled for Wednesday

  

  Canada signaled Monday that it would not give much, if any, ground on the benefits it provides to domestic industries when it joins the U.S. and Mexico to begin renegotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement this week. A key issue for the U.S. is getting Canada to stop policies that boost its dairy, poultry, and timber industries.

• Friday, June 9th 2017 - 08:30 UTC

  Falklands' lawmaker confirms Canadian full support for self determination

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Mike Summers, currently in Ottawa to meet Canadian Liberal and Conservative members of parliament, and government officials, stated that Canada has been a friend of the Falklands for many years and has always supported the right of self determination for people.

• Tuesday, May 30th 2017 - 19:00 UTC

  PM Trudeau asks Pope Francis to apologize for abuses committed by the Catholic Church in Canada

  

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Pope Francis to apologize for the role of the Catholic Church in a Canadian school system where indigenous children were abused for decades. The PM met the pontiff at the Vatican on Monday as part of his trip to Italy for the G7 summit.

• Thursday, May 25th 2017 - 10:00 UTC

  Canadian combat management systems for Chile's Type 23 frigates

  

  Lockheed Martin Canada will provide and install new combat management systems for three of the Chilean Navy’s frigates. The majority of the work will be done at Lockheed Martin Canada’s facilities in Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. The combat management systems and other equipment will be installed on Chile’s Type 23 frigates.

• Friday, May 19th 2017 - 09:13 UTC

  Trump sets off renegotiation of Nafta in a divided Congress

  

  The Donald Trump administration took the first step toward renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, plunging into a battle that pits some Republicans and industry supporters of the pact against Democrats and some of the president's most ardent backers.

• Friday, April 28th 2017 - 11:09 UTC

  Trump opts to renegotiate NAFTA agreement; talks to Peña Nieto and Justin Trudeau

  

  President Trump told reporters Thursday he had been planning to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement within days, but decided to try to renegotiate the agreement instead. The president held out the possibility of killing the trade deal later if the negotiations fail.

• Friday, April 14th 2017 - 18:45 UTC

  Mercosur and Canada hold talks for a possible trade agreement

  

  Mercosur and Canada re-launched discussions for a “possible trade agreement” this week, following a meeting of technical delegations in Argentina, which currently holds the chair of the South American group, and hosted the round of talks.

• Thursday, March 9th 2017 - 21:14 UTC

  UK considered third best country in the world despite Brexit anxieties

  

  Britain has retained its spot as third best country in the world despite anxieties over Brexit, a global survey suggests. Switzerland took first place followed by Canada and the UK, the survey by US News & World Report, Y&R’s BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania shows.

• Monday, January 30th 2017 - 11:06 UTC

  Trudeau sidetracks Trump, “Welcome to Canada all those fleeing persecution, terror and war”

  

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken a stand on social media against the temporary US ban on refugees and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. PM Trudeau underscored his government's commitment to bringing in “those fleeing persecution, terror & war”.

• Friday, November 18th 2016 - 09:36 UTC

  Argentina and Canada allies in supporting free trade and combating protectionism

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took direct aim on Thursday at the walls of protectionism set to be erected around the United States, saying that freer trade is the best way to pull their countries out of economic uncertainty. The two leaders said there is real anxiety that progress and global trade have resulted in people being left behind or children being robbed of the same opportunities afforded their parents and grandparents.