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Thank you for your kind introduction and for inviting me to join you today. It is great to see so many great thinkers and advocates of innovation policy together at this conference. I salute the conference organizers and the regional leadership who are making this important dialogue possible.
Event date: May 23, 2013 - The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, will speak at an Aéro Montréal seminar on initiatives for small and medium-sized enterprises in the aerospace industry.
The Government of Canada is committed to promoting security and stability in the Americas. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on May 22, 2013, between the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Peru, builds on a shared vision of a secure and prosperous hemisphere one of the key goals of our Strategy for Engagement in the Americas
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Peru, which will create new opportunities for Canadian businesses in the defence and security sector
Strahl welcomes new trade talks
Jun 21, 2012
Ottawa- Mark Strahl, MP for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon spoke in favour of the new business opportunities and jobs available to Canadians through participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
"Mr. Speaker, our government understands that opening new markets and creating new business opportunities leads to jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for all Canadians. That is why we are committed to deepening Canada's trading relationships with the dynamic and fast-growing economies of the Asia-Pacific," said Strahl in the House of Commons.
The TPP is a free trade agreement currently under negotiation by nine countries: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam.
The current membership represents a market of 510 million people and a GDP of $17.6 trillion. With the addition of Canada and Mexico, the market will comprise 658 million people and a GDP of $20.5 trillion. Canada will proceed to enter the talks at the earliest opportunity.
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture applauded the news Canada would be joining the trade negotiations, saying, "The TPP represents significant market opportunities for Canadian farmers and a strong boost to the Canadian economy".
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