Why Canada Needs a Trade Deal with the European Union: C.D. Howe Institute
Strategic opportunity to significantly diversify the market for its high-value-added goods, services and skills, and to increase the attractiveness of its economy for investors
Toronto – Canada should set ambitious goals in trade talks with the European Union (EU), which resume next week, since it has much to gain from a comprehensive trade accord, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Go Big or Go Home: Priorities for the Canada-EU Economic and Trade Agreement,” Daniel Schwanen, Associate Vice President, International and Trade Policy, says a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU is both desirable and possible.