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Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
The Canadian Council for the Americas highlights missed economic opportunities and urges improving mining regulations and partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean countries.
- The Canadian Council for the Americas published Beyond the Build, urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to shift focus toward Western Hemisphere markets after a Nov. 18 event.
- Despite reduced engagement recently, the report notes Canada remains admired in Latin America and the Caribbean but overemphasizes infrastructure and Asia ties over regional relationships, Ken Frankel said.
- The report recommends building processing capacity for agricultural processors and battery production to boost exports and jobs, and calls for exporting cybersecurity services while improving port policing.
- Ottawa has already promised a trade diversification strategy and Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu seeks a Mercosur trade agreement, while the report urges shifting from temporary workers toward permanent residents to supply skilled labour.
- To counter China's processing dominance, the report urges fast, scaled collaborations that allow Canadian and Latin American firms to build projects in processing and battery production.
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Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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OTTAWA — Canada misses economic opportunities in its own neighbourhood, deplores a new report by the Canadian Council for the Americas. Janice Stein, a leading geopolitics expert, co-responsible for the report "Beyond Construction", says that Latin America is neglected by Canada, despite its proximity. The authors urge Prime Minister Mark Carney to go beyond the government's focus on building critical infrastructure to work on existing relations…
·Richelieu, Canada
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