Colombia's Trade Mission

Published June 3, 2009

Over the past two years, the Colombian government has embarked upon an aggressive agenda to sign free trade agreements with countless trading partners. One of those that signed on early was the Harper government, which has emerged as a staunch ally of President Alvaro Uribe and his policies.

In April, the Conservative government tabled bill C-23, implementing legislation for the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement, which was signed...