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Severe drought conditions have reduced water levels in the Panama Canal, forcing authorities to reduce ship crossings. The crisis in the Red Sea has compounded impacts on trade.

VANCOUVER — Trade between China and Canada hit record levels in 2022, with imports breaking the $100-billion mark for the first time, Statistics Canada data show.

VANCOUVER — Trade between China and Canada hit record levels in 2022, with imports breaking the $100-billion mark for the first time, Statistics Canada data show.

Trade between China and Canada hit record levels in 2022, with imports breaking the $100-billion mark for the first time, Statistics Canada data show.

VANCOUVER - Trade between China and Canada hit record levels in 2022, with imports breaking the $100-billion mark for the first time, Statistics Canada data show.

The “China tariffs” are under review. The U.S. trade representative (USTR) is looking into whether President Trump’s Section 301 tariffs, which remain in place under President Biden, are “effective” or not. No need to wait for the study. The answer has long been clear: No.

 E-Mail IMAGE: Daniel Trefler holds the J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Canada Research Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity at the University of Torontos Rotman School of Management and is a Senior Research... view more  Credit: Rotman School of Management Toronto - An internationally respected trade economist at the University of Torontos Rotman School of Management is the recipient of the Bank of Canadas Fellowship Award for 2021. Daniel Trefler, a professor of economic policy and an...