CALGARY—Canada’s finance minister says he intends to head south of the border next week to reinforce the importance of Canada-U.S. trade. “On my post-budget tour next week, I’m going to American cities and I’m meeting with governors and I’m meeting with mayors to talk about the importance of Canada-US trade. Morneau suggested continuing to engage with the new U.S. administration could potentially provide more opportunities for Canada. “I know that Albertans, perhaps more than anybody in Canada, fully understand these challenges. We’ve seen since we came into office a reduction in unemployment from 7.1 per cent down to 6.6 per cent.

Source: thestar March 28, 2017 00:00 UTC