We can use it to meet our needs, or we can try to hide from it by erecting barriers. But we cannot halt it. Isolating ourselves from the changes brought by globalization would impede both our economic and our social progress. Trade gives Canadians the means to preserve and promote their social values. Trade puts money in the pockets of Canadians who work in our hospitals, teach in our schools and run our social programs.
Globalization based on strong, firm rules favours fairness over raw power.
That's the Canadian way. It always has been. Through trade we have re-tooled our economy and become more innovative, more focussed on high technology and advanced manufacturing. Our culture is threatened . Canada won't agree to negotiations that threaten its culture.