The European
Union is trying to drum up business in Canada because of United States
President Donald Trump’s disdain for trade.
The EU's
agriculture minister, Phil Hogan, is heading a trade mission of 60 companies
coming to Canada after skipping Washington where Hogan was last week.
And he says
he's confident Parliament will ratify the Canada-EU free trade deal before the
summer break, which will mean more than 90 per cent of it will take effect
under what is called provisional application.
Negotiations
towards a similar EU-U.S. trade deal are not officially dead, but Hogan says
that with Trump in the White House, they are currently on hold.
He says Trump's
anti-trade policies represent an opportunity for Canada and the EU to build on
trade links with each other and with other non-U.S. partners.
