Canada’s international trade growth reached 5.8% year over year in January, led by an 8.1% surge in imports that outpaced a 3.1% rise in exports. Trade with the U.S. was much slower though with an increase of just 1.5% including a third straight drop in exports. That won’t help the passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ahead of the Parliamentary adjournment in June. Specifically the Canadian government wants the removal of U.S. duties on steel and aluminum – exports of metals rose just 1.2%. Relations with China may also be a problem. Exports of agricultural products fell 5.0% and ...