CHONGQING— Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he’s working toward Canada having a free trade agreement with China one day.
In an interview with CBC reporter Susan Lunn for The House, Harper said Canada is now taking the first steps with a commitment to complete a joint study by spring.
“It will lead us to discussions to examine the feasibility and some of the potentials of a free trade agreement,” Harper said in an interview to be broadcast Saturday.
“That’s still many steps from actually reaching a free trade agreement. We’re not under any illusion there would be some significant obstacles. But this government’s agenda is to diversify our trade,” he said.
“So my view is we get as many irons in the fire as we can and we see how far we can take it.”
“There will be enormous opportunity in China if we could ever get to that stage but at the same time, not under any illusions that there would be a significant number of economic and other questions that would have to be answered.”
Original Article
Source: Star
Author: Tonda MacCharles
In an interview with CBC reporter Susan Lunn for The House, Harper said Canada is now taking the first steps with a commitment to complete a joint study by spring.
“It will lead us to discussions to examine the feasibility and some of the potentials of a free trade agreement,” Harper said in an interview to be broadcast Saturday.
“That’s still many steps from actually reaching a free trade agreement. We’re not under any illusion there would be some significant obstacles. But this government’s agenda is to diversify our trade,” he said.
“So my view is we get as many irons in the fire as we can and we see how far we can take it.”
“There will be enormous opportunity in China if we could ever get to that stage but at the same time, not under any illusions that there would be a significant number of economic and other questions that would have to be answered.”
Original Article
Source: Star
Author: Tonda MacCharles
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