Canada could be ‘sideswiped’ by global trade disputes, says expert

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trade-0111-ph Canada will be trading on rough seas this year as it is buffeted by conflicts around the world, says a trade expert. “Canada is a trading nation and the world is in a lot of turmoil these days,” said Mark Warner, principal counsel at MAAW Law, in a recent interview with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn. “We’re going to be buffeted by a lot of international trends going on.” Warner believes Canada will be caught up in disputes between the United States, its biggest trade partner, and China and “sideswiped” as the U.S. ramps up enforcement of export controls....