India and Canada will aim to conclude a free trade pact by the end of this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday during his first visit to New Delhi.
India, Canada aim for trade pact by year-end, propose pulse protein ‘centre of excellence’
Saskatchewan premier heads to India for trade talks
Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe said a trade mission to India will focus on agriculture, potash and uranium as the province seeks trade opportunities and solid trading relationships in that market.
India and Canada to begin free trade talks during Carney’s visit, minister says
India hopes to start talks on a free trade agreement with Canada during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India later this week, the South Asian nation’s trade minister said on Tuesday.
Carney wins admiration globally but struggles to lower food costs at home
Prime Minister Mark Carney has earned global admiration for openly declaring the end of a global order based on rules, but he has had far less success addressing a growing and more day-to-day concern at home: the rising cost of food.
Government silence loud on AAFC cuts
Fiscal responsibility should mean owning the responsibility for fiscal decisions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s federal government trumpets fiscal responsibility; their silence on a day of massive Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada cuts was baffling at best.
Federal food affordability measures, food security strategy announced
The federal government has pledged to fund several measures aimed at strengthening food security and affordability.
Pulse Weekly: Despite dropped tariffs, work remains for Pulse Canada
Pulse Canada was relieved when China announced the removal of 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian yellow peas on Jan. 16, but work still needs to be done in India.
Canada-China roundup: Producer groups applaud tariff relief; pork left out; mix of criticism and praise from Trump administration
Producer groups across Canada expressed a mix of relief and cautious optimism following the news that Canada had struck a deal with China to lower tariffs on canola, peas and other goods, in return for relaxing duties on Chinese electric vehicles.
Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership
Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed on Thursday Canada’s improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping. In a ‘roadmap’ agreement signed on Thursday, Canada and China committed to “maintaining open channels of communication” to resolve issues on trade in agricultural products like canola.
ICE Weekly: All eyes on Carney in China
Jamie Wilton, trader for RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, said he and the canola trade is watching and waiting while Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China this week.
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