Of all the trade files sitting in the inbox of the Harper government, none is more crucial than completing free-trade negotiations with South Korea. The Obama administration intends to send a free-trade deal to the U.S. Congress in a few weeks and the South Korea-EU FTA comes into force in July. In a matter of months, Canadian producers will be at huge competitive disadvantage in the South Korean market - Canada's six-largest export market for merchandise in 2009. Published in The Globe and Mail online.