Influence Quote by Barry Gardiner

Trade deals are not the vehicle for raising or lowering standards of protection for consumers, the environment, workers or anyone else. Regulations are made…

— Kenneth Clarke

Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.

— David Suzuki

Trade agreements are important because they open up new marketplaces to small businesses, which ultimately translates into more jobs and greater economic growth.

— Sam Graves

Of course, trade agreements can be beneficial, but of course they need to avoid infringing on certain areas and respect diversity.

— Christine Lagarde

We're a trading nation. We need to have trade, we rely on it, a vast proportion of our jobs in our country rely on…

— Jagmeet Singh

Our global institutional arrangements - the basic ground rules that govern our world economy - are human-made. They don't exist naturally, nor are they…

— Thomas Pogge

We want trade agreements that aid development and increase prosperity, growth and productivity at home and in our trade partner countries.

— Barry Gardiner

The establishment of free trade agreements can be a critical and progressive step towards greater economic integration, and continues to become more valuable in…

— Dan Kildee

The trade agreement itself does have labor and environmental protections, but we have to stand for human rights and we have to make sure…

— Barack Obama

People intuitively know that trade is good for our country. We just have to get the right trade agreements.

— John Kasich

Trade agreements are a net benefit for the world, and a net benefit for our foreign policy, and in the long run, given the…

— David Brooks

To set us on the right course we need to create more opportunities for trade, particularly in developing countries, and we need to adjust…

— Pascal Lamy