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Canada, Philippines Agree to Sign Trade Deal This Year, Grow Defense Ties
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Canada, Philippines Agree to Sign Trade Deal This Year, Grow Defense Ties Canada and the Philippines plan to finalize a free trade agreement this year, and signed agreements to deepen cooperation on energy, defense, labor and migration, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. “In a more dangerous and divided world, economic strength must be reinforced by shared security,” Carney said in Vancouver, standing alongside Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is visiting Canada this week.
Canada, Philippines Agree to Sign Trade Deal This Year, Grow Defense Ties
Canada and the Philippines plan to finalize a free trade agreement this year, and signed agreements to deepen cooperation on energy, defense, labor and migration, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.
“In a more dangerous and divided world, economic strength must be reinforced by shared security,” Carney said in Vancouver, standing alongside Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is visiting Canada this week.