Opinion: Western silence will cost us on Asia-Pacific trade

There is a strong and painful case to be made that Western Canada has not been well-served by the country’s trade agenda under the previous and current governments. This is not just a criticism of governments in Ottawa; it is more a damning critique of how little western interests seem to care themselves, or how ineffective they have been in shaping national trade policy and priorities.
The largest and most important opportunity for western exporters is at hand, yet it is not generating at