Digital trade key to Canada’s future, London conference hears

Locked in a tariff and trade scrap with the U.S., Canada’s economic diversity and geography are advantages – and London and Southwestern Ontario may be well positioned to capitalize, a conference on trade heard Thursday.

Business and industry need an aggressive strategy to expand into different areas, including “digital trade” and “intellectual property,” speakers told the city-led conference.

The London Economic Response Team hosted the national webinar, which brought together political and business leaders to discuss next steps. Those include embracing a more digital future, said James Paterson, Ontario’s representative in Washington, D.C.

“There are opportunities we are very good at, but we need to keep on them and add value. It is an enormous opportunity,” Paterson said.

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