Emerson Sees Americas as Extension of Continental Commercial Platform
International Trade Minister David Emerson says tying up the loose ends of many stalled free trade deals in the hemisphere is a priority, that supply chains are key to trade, and that not being American can be an advantage to Canada when looking to sign mIn a speech to the Council of the Americas in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, International Trade Minister David Emerson outlined the government's new focus on Latin America.
Analysts say for the past few years Canada has all but ignored the Americas–with the exception of the United States and, to a lesser extent, Mexico–and paid more attention to other parts of the world, including a recent...






