“The value of TPP lies in Japan for Canada because Canada has already (the North America Free Trade Agreement),” Monji said. The value of trade between Japan and British Columbia fell by 45 per cent between 2000 and 2014, Monji added. But before Trudeau sits down with the powerful group of world leaders, he will try to reinvigorate Canada’s trade and investment relationship with Japan. The slide, he said, is due to nearly two decades of recession in Japan, China’s economic boom and the emergence of Canadian trade deals, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement. Monji believes the bilateral trade could get a boost from a key Canadian energy source that Japan needs: liquefied natural gas.

Source: thestar May 22, 2016 11:00 UTC