Movements: Trade-Friendly Environment and Trade Agreements

movements: She believes Canada is bucking the trend in the face of populist movements seeking easy targets such as immigrants and trade agreements, according to Guelph Mercury. The country's open and trade-friendly environment, she added, will translate into unique opportunities ahead despite forecasts of soft economic growth. Enormous opportunity exists for Canada amid growing protectionist and nationalist movements in the United States and elsewhere, Freeland told an international-relations group Thursday. At a time when so many other countries are closing their doors, are saying they are not interested in foreign investment, are saying they are not interested in trade, you can come to Canada and be assured that we understand and believe in being open to the global economy, she told reporters later. Freeland told the nearly 300 in attendance she has high hopes for the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement CETA which is expected to be ratified this year. And yes, I do think that represents very significant and distinctive opportunities for our country in 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.