A Policy of Fair Trade for Canada and Africa

Published March 19, 2008

Africa is a richly diverse continent, but sadly, one that is suffering from an unfair and unequal trading relationship with the rest of the world.

Africa's share of world trade accounts for just one per cent of the world market. Even if that number were to be doubled, it would translate into an increase of $70 billion per year in commerce, a number five times larger than the current amount of foreign...