'We were not protesting for a wage hike or provident fund. We were protesting for the safety of the larger population. There is no personal gain.'
Bilateral trade was close to $4.2 billion last year, said Canadian Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan. "Both the Governments have set a target of increasing the mutual bilateral merchandise trade to USD 15 billion in the next five years.
India and Canada aim at achieving a bilateral trade target of $15 billion in the next five years, even as both countries are beginning a series of negotiations to have a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) soon that would yield significant economic benefit for both countries and lower tariffs over a large number of products, says Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, Canada.
With gang violence skyrocketing in Vancouver, Surrey and Toronto, the federal government is introducing two bills in the House of Commons: The first is to amend the Criminal Code to target organized crime; the second is to focus on illicit drugs.