Canada will be the last of the three countries to ratify the North America Free Trade Agreement. Mexico and the U.S. have approved the deal, with the President of the US signing Wednesday, after having passed the Congress a couple of weeks ago. Canada has just introduced the Agreement to Parliament. We are not known for being ‘quick off the mark, are we? On a number of occasions, I have highlighted Canada’s poor performance compared to other countries on ease of doing business. I have used the World Bank Study that showed for last year Canada coming in a dismal 23. In two areas in particular we did really bad ; 124 th for the time it takes to get an electrical permit, and 64 th in the time it takes to get a construction permit. Now comes another study from the CEO World Magazine ( Best Countries to Invest in Or Do Business ) that shows Canada coming 34 th out of 67 countries studied. Malaysia was in top spot followed by Poland and the P...
A discussion on political, economic and social issues in British Columbia, and Canada