Archive for September 2018
Public Consultations on possible ASEAN-Canadian Free Trade Agreement
On September 1, 2018, the Government launched 45-day public consultations on a possible ASEAN-Canada FTA. The main objective of the consultation is to hear from a broad range of partners, stakeholders and individual Canadians to help define Canada’s interests in a possible FTA with ASEAN and inform future decisions on next steps, including whether to…
Read MoreLabour Campaign Update: Hot times in Southern Ontario
The weather in Southern Ontario was at it’s hottest when our HyperActive film crew visited; but what they found was really cool. In Chatham, they spent some time Truly Green Farms with Hilco Tamminga, the Operations and General Manager, where they met some of the international foreign workers – the people that come every year to prune, clip and harvest…
Read MoreCanada’s continued trade relationship with the United Kingdom post-Brexit
On March 29, 2017, the United Kingdom (UK) invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European Union on March 30, 2019. This withdrawal from the European Union (EU) is also known as “Brexit”. Canada following closely Once Brexit occurs, the UK will no longer be considered…
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