Protections for domestic producers of transportation, broadcasting and commercial banking remain essentially untouched.
trade agreements
While the Americans build tariff walls, we should form new trade relationships with other countries.
Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ontario will restrict use of structural iron from New York.
There is no doubt that completion of negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), announced in October, is a major economic milestone for Canada. Gains of up to $12 billion a year are impressive and duty-free access for 98 per cent of Canadian goods to a market of 500 million people is a big deal.
There are few Canadians who understand agricultural supply management and how it affects their daily lives, which is a major reason why this outdated system has survived. Its receiving greater scrutiny now, though, because its impeding trade agreements.