The lessons of Peru

As the Government of Canada prepares to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the European Economic Union, it would do well to learn from the failures of our most recent Free Trade Agreement with Peru.

OTTAWA—If history tells us anything, it is that we either learn from our mistakes or we are condemned to repeat them. As the Government of Canada prepares to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the European Economic Union, it would do well to learn from the failures of our most recent Free Trade Agreement with Peru.

Canadian trade with the Republic of Peru comprises only a tiny fraction of Canada's international business...