Harper Piecing Together Canada Trade Markets Beyond U.S.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has stressed the need to diversify his country’s exports away from the U.S. since taking power in 2006. One deal at a time, he’s piecing together access to markets for Canadian exports equal to more than half the world economy.

Harper flew to South Korea this week to announce the completion of a trade pact with the Asian country, the world’s 15th-largest economy. Six months ago, he was in Brussels to mark an agreement with the European Union. Harper has also started talks with Japan and India, and brought Canada into the Trans-Pacific Partnership group of 12 countries seeking a regional trade pact.