Francois-Philippe Champagne

Prime Minister Trudeau and his cabinet praised former prime minister Brian Mulroney for giving them useful advice during a closed-door meeting Thursday on the upcoming renegotiation of the NAFTA.

Former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney will be on hand on Thursday, April 6, 2017 in Ottawa to brief members of the Trudeau government's cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations.

Canada and Britain are holding informal free trade talks, even though Britain is barred from direct negotiations before it formalizes its Brexit divorce from the European Union.

The European Union's trade chief says Canada is a key partner against the job-killing, anti-trade sentiment coming from Donald Trump's administration.

The European Union's trade chief says she expects Canada to ratify a landmark free trade agreement within weeks.