The following is excerpted from 3 April 2013 news release by DFAIT.
…“Our government is focused on the priorities of workers, businesses and exporters in B.C.: jobs, growth and long-term prosperity,” said Minister Fast. “That is why we are working hard to open new markets in large and dynamic economies—like the European Union—as part of the most-ambitious trade expansion plan in Canadian history.”
The European Union is B.C.’s fourth-largest export market and fourth-largest trading partner. A comprehensive agreement would eliminate tariffs, including those on key provincial exports such as forest products, metals and minerals, fish and seafood, agriculture and agri-food products, and services…
This article is available in its entirety at: http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2013/04/03a.aspx?lang=eng.