Trade: Trade Portfolio and Trade Agreement

trade: Freeland leaves the international trade portfolio, where she distinguished herself overcoming eleventh-hour obstacles to a Canada-European free trade agreement, to replace veteran Liberal MP Stephane Dion at Global Affairs, according to CTV. And she will retain responsibility for Canada-U.S. trade relations. He entrusted to Chrystia Freeland -- a former economics journalist with extensive contacts in the United States -- the crucial responsibility of navigating the changing domestic and global dynamic as his Liberal government prepares to deal with an unpredictable and avowedly America-first Trump administration. Obviously, the new administration to the south will present particular both opportunities and challenges as well as a shifting global context, Trudeau told a news conference following a swearing-in ceremony that saw Dion and fellow veteran John McCallum leave politics altogether, Mary Ann Mihychuk return to the backbenches and three newcomers welcomed into the inner circle. Trudeau expressed confidence in his government's ability to work with the Trump administration, which officially takes over on Jan. 20. We are always going to be expected by Canadians to adjust and to put our best team forward in dealing with the important issues that matter to Canadians, whether it be the relationship with the United States, whether it be the relationship with China, whether it be how we engage with Europe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.