date:May 30, 2012
d is Canada's second-largest agriculture market. Japan's market is worth almost $4 billion for Canadian farmers and food processors. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan, launched the negotiations toward an Economic Partnership Agreement in March 2012, during Prime Minister Harper's visit to Japan.
While in Japan, Parliamentary Secretary Lemieux met with his counterpart and expressed Canada's appreciation for Japan's recent decision to review its domestic an