'The TPP, without Japan, does not excite us': Gerry Ritz

Published July 20, 2011

Canada has long been an agricultural power in the world. Last year, the country exported $35.5 billion worth of wheat, beef, canola and other agricultural and food products. The food and beverage manufacturing industry is a major power in the country, with exports worth $20.8 billion last year, an eight per cent increase from the previous year, according to the federal government.

At the same time,...