Canadians could have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand under Conservative plans for a new free-trade area.
Erin O’Toole has outlined proposals for closer trade and diplomatic ties between Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom which he said would create more jobs for Canadians.
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The proposed CANZUK deal would reduce trade barriers, increase intelligence co-operation and make it easier for Canadians to study and work within the free-trade zone.
The Conservatives also outlined proposals for closer ties with India, with plans to revive free-trade talks.
O’Toole, who also wants more distance from China, says a Conservative government would make it harder for “state-owned companies from non-free countries” to buy Canadian firms.
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In their own platform released Wednesday, the Liberals published plans for an Asia-Pacific strategy to deepen economic and defence ties in the region, and create new trade agreements.