Getting Canadians back to work after the COVID-19 pandemic is important but there's a bigger picture to view, Rob Breakenridge says.

It would be rather disastrous for Canada to suddenly decide we’re not on board with the new NAFTA at this point, Rob Breakenridge says.

One of the main purposes of the trip, according to Japan's ambassador to Canada is to make sure the outcome of the G20 Summit in June is a success.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend offers the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyielding strain with its two top trading partners.

New Zealand's trade minister on Wednesday said that a major 11-member Pacific trade pact would enter into force on December 30 after the required six nations ratified the deal.

Canada signed the CPTPP in March, though every signatory country of the deal had to pass enabling legislation to change tariffs and duties before the deal could come into force.

The move comes amid continuing concerns over whether it will be possible to reach a new NAFTA agreement.

The recent beef between Canada and the United States over trade could impact Alberta's well-known meat industry.

There had been hopes leading up to Trudeau's visit to Peru, where he and the others are attending the Summit of the Americas, that Canada, Mexico and the U.S. would emerge with some sort of North American free trade agreement.

Trump railed against the deal as a candidate, then pulled out upon entering office, while Canada and other countries signed on.