Canada to look east in 2005 as disputes cast shadow over trade with U.S.
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OTTAWA (CP) - With the loonie flying high against the American greenback, Canada will be casting a much wider net - reaching as far as Asia - for new investment and trade opportunities in 2005.
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The U.S., the European Union and Canada plan to ask the World Trade Organization to set up a panel to investigate.
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Description: President Bush begins a two-day mission to Canada, downplaying disagreements between the US and its neighbor over Iraq and trade.
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President Bush will make his first official visit to Canada on Nov. 30, meeting Prime Minister Paul Martin for talks that will range from terrorism and security along the world longest undefended border to trade problems, officials said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON  - President George W. Bush's trip north of the border will be akin to a polite dance where he'll try to avoid missteps that could create more anti-Americanism in Canada. For his part, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin will want to avoid looking as if he's bending to U.S. will on trade and security issues.
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Chief among the trade disputes on the table will be a disagreement over the United States' 27 percent duty on Canadian softwood lumber.
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Cowboy diplomacy. Unilateralism. Foreign governments have sharply criticized President Bush&#39;s foreign policy in many ways. But on one issue, international trade, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief over his reelection.
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The United States, the European   Union and Canada are expected to ask the World Trade   Organization on Friday to decide whether China is restricting   imports of foreign auto parts in violation of international   rules, U.S. and EU officials said on Thursday.
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MOSCOWâCalling Canada &quot;a major and important partner,&quot; Russian President Vladimir Putin told Prime Minister Paul Martin yesterday he hopes the &quot;very meagre&quot; trade between the two countries - valued at about $1 billion a year â-ill increase in the
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Canada and the United States must take steps now to unclog their border for exporters, who are hurting from costly delays and fees due to post-2001 security concerns, business leaders said on Wednesday.
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These are not the best days in political life, on either side of the border that divides North America. Canadian politics is in an advanced state of drift, the Prime Minister and premiers posturing over competing
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Canadaâs trade surplus narrowed in October, as exports to the United States fell to the lowest level in two years because of falling energy prices. The surplus narrowed to 3.8 billion Canadian dollars ($3.3 billion) from a revised 4.5 billion Canadian dollars in September, Statistics Canada said. Exports fell 1.7 percent, to 37.3 billion Canadian dollars. Imports increased for the first time since July, advancing 0.4 percent, to 33.5 billion Canadian dollars.
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Canada may impose retaliatory duties on US imports for the first time since 1986, exposing strains in the world&#39;s largest trading relationship.
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GENEVA, Feb. 13 -- The World Trade Organization on Wednesday issued its first official condemnation of Chinese commercial practices, siding with the United States, the European Union and Canada in a dispute over car parts.
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The United States&#39; reputation around the world is hurting, a series of co-ordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including Canada, indicated.
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Officials call on international community to open crossing points for trade.
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U.S. Trade Representative Susan   Schwab will sign a deal in Ottawa on Tuesday designed to end a   long-running dispute over Canadian lumber exports, the trade   representative's office said in a statement.