Adrian Wyld: Trade Policies and Trump Governments

adrian wyld: In an exclusive interview with the Star, John McCallum praised last week's speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that promoted global markets as being in line with Canada's views, calling it an excellent speech that was open-minded and internationalist, according to Toronto Star. In doing so, the former federal immigration and citizenship minister underscored a stark contrast in the economic and trade policies of Canada and the U.S. under the Trudeau and Trump governments. Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Tonda Mac Charles Ottawa Bureau reporter Mon., Jan. 23, 2017 OTTAWA Canada is a long way from a free trade deal with China but is about to embark on exploratory talks because it believes openness to global trade, not protectionism, is the way to go, says Justin Trudeau's newly named ambassador to Beijing. McCallum was in Ottawa for briefings before taking up his diplomatic post in early March. Trump fulfilled his long-standing campaign promise to kill the TPP as one of his first orders of business, with his press secretary Sean Spicer portraying it as a lopsided deal that favours China or other countries at the expense of American interests. He spoke hours after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to quit the Asia-Pacific free trade deal known as the trans-Pacific Partnership TPP and reiterated his determination to renegotiate or quit the North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.