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BC Exports in Decline
Thursday, 08 May 2008
Export Development Canada reports that British Columbia's exports are facing in its third year of decline and projects a 3% decline for 2008.  Exports have been largely felt in the forestry sector, which represents 29% of the province's export, due to the US housing crisis.
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ecoFreight Projects Announced
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
The Government of Canada has announced funding towards a number of projects under the EcoFreight program to to help the freight transportation sector limit the emission of greenhouse gases and other air contaminants.

Eight projects will receive $2.4 million in funding under Transport Canada's Freight Technology Demonstration Fund, and a further 15 projects will receive $3.7 million under the Freight Technology Incentives Program. Funding is being allocated to initiatives in the transportation of freight in the air, truck, rail and marine modes. 
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Free Trade Agreement with EFTA Tabled
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Media Release No. 104

The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, today tabled in Parliament legislation to implement Canada’s free trade agreement with the states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

“The tabling of this implementing legislation brings the Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement one step closer to coming into force,” said Minister Emerson. “This agreement is expected to bring solid economic opportunities for Canadian exporters and importers by providing them with increased access to the sophisticated EFTA markets.”

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