Sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are forcing Canada to look inward — and beyond its southern neighbour — to forge new trade opportunities.

With Canada-U.S. trade relations on the rocks, Canada has been working toward “nation-building” projects under Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new agenda, while provinces look at removing barriers to interprovincial trade.

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Two scarce resources in the world are fresh water and land — resources that Canada has in abundance, according to Murad Al-Katib, chief executive of AGT Food and Ingredients Inc., a global food distribution company based in Saskatchewan.

“Food, fuel and fertilizer are going to be the drivers of the new generation economy of this country,” Al-Katib said.

Canada has to be “the solution” to the

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