Passing the supply management law would only maintain inflated dairy prices

If passed, Bill C-282 would further tie the government’s hands in negotiating future free trade agreements.
Doubt grows that feds’ promise to boost forced labour ban will materialize as House committee deplores ‘inaction’

A bill to strengthen the forced labour import ban was proposed in successive Liberal budgets.
We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations against India.
‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

CUSMA would likely not have been possible if Bill C-282 were law, says a former U.S. trade negotiator.
‘Extremely strained’ Canada-India diplomatic ties unlikely to improve under Trudeau government, says analyst

As the Canada-Indian diplomatic relationship continues to collapse, the two countries vow to maintain economic links.
A new age for Canada-Saudi relations? Human rights concerns passed over for economic links

A former Canadian envoy praises Ottawa’s new approach to Saudi Arabia, as the NDP says Riyadh has bought Canada’s silence on its human rights record.
‘It’s going to destroy everything we depend on’: visiting Indigenous delegation seeks to stop Canada-Ecuador trade talks

Opposition MPs and Canadian civil society group say the Canadian government should be ensuring consultations with Indigenous groups in Ecuador occur.
Senate study of supply management bill imperils Bloc deadline

Senators say a substantial committee study will be required to review Bill C-282, and their work won’t be affected by the Bloc’s Oct. 29 deadline.
House votes on non-confidence motion

Plus, MPs vs. diplomats in Rideau Hall cricket game.
A growth-focused blueprint for investing in Canada’s trade infrastructure

As our country’s infrastructure faces growing strain, strategic investments are key to safeguarding our economic future and to maintain competitiveness.