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Canada-US trade
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U.S. Trade czar trumpets new NAFTA auto provisions amid skepticism
Ottawa, ON — The Trump administration is launching a new charm offensive to sell the merits of the new North American free trade pact to counter growing skepticism about the economic benefits of the deal. The U.S. Trade Representative says…
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Canada still enjoys old NAFTA benefits as new deal awaits ratification: Freeland
Ottawa, ON — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has kept its privileged access to the U.S. market even as the new North American trade deal hangs in the balance. That was Canada ‘s core goal all along as…
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U.S. no longer needs ‘improper’ metal tariffs as negotiating tactic: Freeland
Ottawa, ON — Roadblocks to ratifying the new North American trade pact are being raised on both sides of the American political divide, as unresolved trade issues overshadowed Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s trip to a NATO summit in Washington.…
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Bill Morneau acknowledges ‘clouds’ hanging over hopes for free trade deals
Montreal, QC — Finance Minister Bill Morneau is acknowledging “clouds” hovering over various trade talks, as Canada struggles to get U.S. tariffs removed and the trade war between the United States and China drags on. The revised free trade pact…
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Freeland says tariffs raise ‘serious questions’ about NAFTA after meetings in DC
Ottawa, ON — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is keeping up the pressure on the Trump administration, warning that Canada’s support for the updated North American trade pact may hinge on the U.S. lifting tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.…
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New trade deal getting a boost from Trump, business groups
Washington, DC — The White House and business groups are stepping up efforts to win congressional approval for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade accord . But prospects are uncertain given that Republicans are at odds with some aspects of the plan and…
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Drive to ratify new North American trade deal gets lift from U.S. TV exposure
Ottawa, ON — The push for the speedy passage of the new NAFTA is getting a boost from a big advertising campaign in the United States. An alliance of U.S. companies, trade associations and lobbyists launched a series of TV…
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Mexico pushing labour reform, won’t ratify new NAFTA with U.S. tariffs in place
Ottawa, ON — Mexico’s Congress will be asked to approve a major labour-reform bill this spring as a necessary step to ratifying the new North American free-trade pact later this autumn, say Mexican officials. But unless the Trump administration lifts…
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Mexico threw Canada ‘under the bus,’ Liberal MP tells Mexican minister
Ottawa, ON — Canada and Mexico are dealing with lingering hard feelings over last summer’s surprise Mexican trade deal with the United States as their new continental trade pact awaits a final stamp of political approval. Two weeks ago, the…
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Parliament Hill, not Capitol Hill, central to Canada’s latest tariff strategy
Washington, DC — Canada’s trade-versus-tariffs drama with the United States has entered its third act, and the scenery has changed — from Capitol Hill to Parliament Hill. For months, the iconic silhouette of the U.S. Congress has been a fitting…
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Tariffs could jeopardize new NAFTA deal in Parliament, Garneau warns
Washington, DC — Parliament will struggle to ratify the new North American trade deal if U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum exports aren’t lifted soon, Canada’s transport minister warned Sunday during a high-profile gathering of American state lawmakers. Marc Garneau…
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U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum could be gone in weeks, ambassador says
Washington, DC — A long-awaited end to Canada’s steel-and-aluminum tariff nightmare could be just weeks away, says Ottawa’s ambassador to the United States — but David MacNaughton is playing coy about the source of his newfound optimism. Along with Transport…