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    Canada seeks better EU trade relations in face of Trump tariffs

    David GreatBy David GreatFebruary 8, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Canada's Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2023. REUTERS
    Canada's Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2023. REUTERS
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    In the face of expected US tariffs, Canada wants to strengthen its economic connections with the EU and upload international trade rules, Canadian commerce minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday.

    Since 2017, the EU and Canada have enjoyed the benefits of a free trade agreement that has increased bilateral commerce by 65% and established a cooperation for raw materials in 2021.

    Ng met EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic for a lunch on Saturday following a meeting with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director general of the World Trade Organization in Geneva on Friday.

    “Trade agreements are one thing, and we have seen really great numbers, but what more can we be doing to help Canadian businesses enter into any of the 27 member states…and what more can we do to the same in Canada” Ng said.

    She said critical minerals and smaller businesses would be among the focus areas with the EU. The EU, in particular, is keen to forge partnerships to secure metals that are key for the energy transition – cobalt, lithium and nickel – to reduce its dependence on China.

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    Canada is also pushing to diversify its exports and set itself a target in 2018 of increasing non-U.S. exports by 50% by 2025. Ng said the country was on track to meet or exceed the target.

    Canada struck trade deals with Indonesia in December and Ecuador last week and is pushing hard in the Indo-Pacific region. The minister is leading a delegation including more than 200 businesses to Australia, Singapore and Brunei next week.

    “We are at the table with the countries in Southeast Asia, so the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. I took a very large delegation of Canadian businesses to the Philippines in December, to Indonesia, to markets like Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, Korea,” Ng added.

    Ottawa threatened retaliatory duties and legal action against the United States after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Canada and Mexico a week ago and before he paused their imposition for 30 days. Ng said Ottawa could challenge Washington at the WTO if tariffs were imposed.

    “We would consider all of the options are available to Canada because Canada is a country that believes in a rules-based trading system,” Ng said.

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