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Saturday, December 22, 2007

PM Announces Canada’s New Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper last week announced the Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan, a comprehensive set of proposed new measures tha...

Surprise of the Year: Deflation Dissipation

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(Stephen Poloz — Export Development Canada) Each year, just before the holidays, we take a look back and recall the surprises that took plac...
Thursday, December 20, 2007

U.S. Legislators Renew Push to Delay Passports at Canadian Border

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American legislators are renewing their push to delay requiring passports at the Canada-U.S. border until June 2009 by slipping the measure ...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Labour Shortages Are Global

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(Stephen Poloz, Export Development Canada) We hear about labour shortages a lot – there are not enough doctors, carpenters, plumbers, or ski...

Small Firms Fail to See Benefits of Joining C-TPAT

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(American Shipper via CSCB) Many small and medium-size importers fail to see the value of joining the U.S. government’s Customs-Trade Partne...
Monday, December 17, 2007

What’s the Buzz about International Trade Data System?

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(U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Recent legislation and growing interest from within the government has created a buzz about the Interna...

Trade Barriers Estimated to Cost Canada $3B a Year

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(Toronto Star via CSCB) Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said today the provinces should knock down trade barriers between them, which a Senate...
Sunday, December 16, 2007

Back to the 70s: That Was Then, This Is Now

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(Stephen Poloz, Export Development Canada) Those of us with grey hair have noticed that there are a lot of parallels between our current eco...
Monday, December 3, 2007

Border Shipping Fees Spark Complaints

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(Dana Flavelle — Toronto Star) Sam Patterson thought he got a good deal when he ordered an MP3 player on the Internet for $160 (U.S.). But w...
Saturday, December 1, 2007

Transportation Security Programs Need to Refocus on Risk Management, CTA Tells Senate Committee

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(Canadian Trucking Alliance) In an appearance yesterday at a meeting of the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, representative...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Canada and the U.S. Sign Detroit-Windsor Memorandum of Cooperation

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(Transport Canada) Speaking in Washington, D.C., the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and ...

The Government of Canada Announces New Measures to Enhance Canada’s Food and Product Safety

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(Health Canada) The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, made two announcements yesterday during a visit to China that will help to ...
Monday, November 26, 2007

McGuinty, Doer Work to Ease Border Crossings

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(Globe & Mail — Nov. 26/2007) The Ontario and Manitoba governments are working to make it easier for travellers to visit the United Stat...
Saturday, November 24, 2007

Some Firms Like the Strong Canadian Dollar

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(Reuters) Canadian manufacturers and exporters have loudly complained about the strong Canadian dollar, but not all businesses want the curr...
Friday, November 23, 2007

Media Myths About Free Trade Cause Many to Forget Benefits

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(CNN Money) Free trade is becoming a dirty word as the [U.S.] election heats up and heartland states like Iowa become a battleground for vot...
Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Canadians Expected to Flow to U.S. Border in Search of ‘Black Friday’ Bargains

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(Canadian Press) The lure of Black Friday, America's epic once-a-year buffet of deep discounts and doorcrasher sales, is expected to att...

Canadians Bought 25,000 Cars in U.S. in October

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(Canadian Press) A soaring loonie pushed the number of cars Canadians purchased south of the border in October to nearly 25,000 – an increas...

Selling Chinese Goods to the U.S. via Canada – Not for Amateurs

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(Blakes Bulletin on International Trade) Canadian business are well positioned to take advantage of their close proximity to the U.S. market...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Exporting Under the USDA Final Rule on BSE Risk

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(Canadian Food Inspection Agency) The coming into effect of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Final Rule rule on Bovine Spongiform Enceph...
Friday, November 16, 2007

U.S. Confirms High-Tech Driver’s Licences Will Be Allowed at Border

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(Canadian Press) Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff confirmed Thursday that enhanced driver’s licences will be accepted as passpor...
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