By Sheldon Spackman

Dreeshen wants Liberals to sign export trade agreements

Aug 24, 2018 | 7:53 PM

The MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake is calling on Alberta’s NDP government to encourage the Trudeau Liberlas to sign-off on a pair of trade agreements affecting Canada’s export industries.

Devin Dreeshen, Trade Critic for the United Conservative Party (UCP) says the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP-TPP) were negotiated by the former Conservative government and offer huge benefits to Canadians.

“CETA and CP-TPP are two important trade agreements that need to be signed-off by the federal government,” said Dreeshen, in a press release. “The walk-off homerun for a Team Canada win already happened, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just needs to sign the ball.”

Dreeshen travelled to Washington D.C. recently to meet with U.S. officials in the departments of Energy, Commerce, and State to promote Alberta’s trade interests and relations.

With a provincial election slated for 2019, Dreeshen is said to feel greater Alberta-U.S. relations will be critical to the province’s economic growth. As a result, he is said to be planning to use his experience to improve Alberta’s relations and trade competitiveness in his role as Trade Critic.

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“The Trudeau government is fumbling through international relations while the U.S. and Mexico advance on NAFTA,” said Dreeshen. “Western Canadian farmers and export industries are dependent on trade and we need the NDP to call in some favours with the Trudeau Liberals to make sure our interests are promoted.”

Dreeshen has represented Canada on numerous international trade missions in the past, helping to promote free trade, open market access and reduce trade barriers for Canada in Hong Kong, Beijing, Moscow, Istanbul, and the U.S. during his time with the Harper Government.

by Sheldon Spackman

Dreeshen wants Liberals to sign export trade agreements

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