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Edward D. "Ed" Fast, PC, QC, MP (born June 18, 1955) is a Canadian politician, currently the Member of Parliament for Abbotsford, and serving as the Minister for International Trade and as Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ed Fast grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. After graduating from law school at the University of British Columbia in 1982, Fast co-founded the law firm currently known as Linley Welwood. He was elected in 1985 and served two terms as an Abbotsford School Trustee. He was elected to Abbotsford City Council in 1996 and served for three 3-year terms. During that time, he served variously as Deputy Mayor and as Chair of the Parks Recreation & Culture Commission.
In the 2006 Canadian Federal election Fast was elected with ...
India is on Canada’s radar screen as it wishes to be a part of a trillion-dollar infrastr. plan to consolidate trade and investment ties with Asia’s 3rd-largest economy, Fast said. , positive
Ed Fast met with the United Kingdom’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Edward Davey, at the Eighth World Trade Organization Ministerial Meeting in Geneva. Dec. 2011 , positive
Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Edward Fast rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Sept. 2011. , positive
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, told participants at the Brand India Expo 2012 in Ottawa that the growing Canada-India partnership shows the critical role strong people-to-people ties play, as both countries continue to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement.
“Since leading a trade mission to India last November, I am more convinced than ever that the growing Canada-India trade and investment relationship will benefit hardworking Canadians and Indians alike,” Minister Fast told Expo organizers and participants.
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Trade Minister Ed Fast is returning home from a week-long visit to Australia and New Zealand with hope but no firm commitment that Canada will be accepted into the world's hottest new trading bloc.
However, Fast said he has made significant progress in negotiations with two of three hold-outs to Canada's quest to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
"I'm very encouraged by the discussions I've had with my partners," he said in a telephone interview from New Zealand. "I'm confident if they evaluate us based on the merits, and the case we've made that they will welcome us to those ...
... by Strong People-to-People Ties
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today told participants at the Brand India Expo 2012 in Ottawa that the growing Canada-India partnership shows the critical role strong people-to-people ties play, as both countries continue to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement.
“Since leading a trade mission to India last November, I am more convinced than ever that the growing Canada-India trade and investment relationship will benefit hardworking Canadians and Indians alike,” ...