Canada government advisors call for stronger trade ties, skills growth

A Canadian government advisory group on Monday released a number of recommendations to boost the economy, including strengthening the country's trade links and helping to retool workers' skills to deal with a changing labor market. The group also advised taking a targeted sector approach to improving growth, highlighting the agriculture and food industry as one that could be better developed to its full potential. The proposals could be incorporated into the government's next budget, which is ex