Trade Agreement: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: During his address, Harper thanked British Prime Minister David Cameron for his support for the pending free-trade agreement, according to CTV. "In this matter, as in global trade matters generally, prime minister, I should like to express my deep appreciation to you and to your government, for your robust advocacy on behalf of this agreement. It will be a great benefit to all of our citizens." Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the British Parliament Thursday morning, focusing on a free-trade pact between Canada and the EU, the global economy and international security. "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," he said, noting a joint Canada-EU study that concluded that a trade agreement between the two would increase two-way trade by 20 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.