Canada and the European Union: Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper: LONDON - Stephen Harper thanked British counterpart David Cameron for his "robust advocacy" of a free trade pact between Canada and the European Union during his address Thursday in London to British lawmakers. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "It remains our hope that we will soon achieve a comprehensive economic and trade agreement with the European Union, Canada's second-largest trading partner after the United States," Harper said. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to members of the British Parliament in the Queen's robing room in the Palace of Westminster, London, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld The half-hour speech, touching on everything from the economy to global security and the values Canada shares with the United Kingdom, included a pitch for the prized trade agreement long sought by Harper's Conservative government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.