World Trade Organization

A battle with China would be devastating for India, and potentially the whole world given that these are both nuclear-armed powers. But even if full-scale war is avoided, the conflict could have grim consequences for the rest of the planet.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is extremely disappointing that the United States has decided to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its softwood-lumber duties, particularly because the U.S. is making it impossible for that appeal to be heard.

Canadian lumber producers cheered the latest decision on Monday, August 24, 2020, from the World Trade Organization on Canada's long-standing dispute with its largest trading partner over exports of softwood lumber — a finding the United States quickly denounced as unfair, biased and flawed.

The British Columbia Wine Institute estimates that the cost of a case of Canadian wine would rise by about $6, if a new provision in Canada’s trade truce with Australia comes to pass, following a two-year grace period. 

The European Union is planning a major pledging conference early next month to help fill the World Health Organization's funding gaps, and it expects Canada to play a key role.

Now is not the time to point fingers or assign blame for COVID-19, Canada's federal government said on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, after Donald Trump, his re-election hopes hijacked by a deadly global pandemic, turned his populist cannons on the World Health Organization.

Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse on Saturday, February 8, 2020, as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidential hopefuls who have vowed to block the controversial Keystone XL pipeline expansion.

Canada has requested a formal meeting with China at the World Trade Organization to resolve a Chinese ban on Canadian canola shipments.

A joint NAFTA panel has given the United States three months to rethink its tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber but the saga for Canada's troubled softwood companies is far from over.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk ended a summit on Thursday, July 18, 2019, that was bathed in the symbolism of solidarity with critical words for U.S. President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric towards female congresswomen.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step up inspections on all products from China and to consider slapping tariffs on imports from the Asian country.

Canada's trade minister is endorsing a European Union plan to set up an alternative to the World Trade Organization's appeals panel, in case a U.S. refusal to appoint new members paralyzes it by the end of the year.

The federal Conservatives said Thursday they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal government.

Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand says Canada is not doing enough to combat climate change.

Canadian diplomats will be granted access "shortly" to the second Canadian detained in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, December 14, 2018, as he predicted consequences for Canada's economy from the U.S.-China trade war.