Australia-Canada economic forum in Toronto seeks to deepen two-way ties

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Open this photo in gallery: Australia's former minister for foreign affairs, Julie Bishop, arrives for a party meeting in Canberra on Aug. 24, 2018. Bishop says Australia and Canada should consider a trade deal.DAVID GRAY/AFP/Getty Images Former Australian foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop says Australia and Canada should consider a trade agreement to deepen economic ties. “Australia and Canada have economies that mirror each other in so many ways,” Ms. Bishop said in an interview, citing both countries’ resource industries, including mining and energy. Ms. Bishop is co-chair of the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum event taking place in Toronto next...