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Canada-US trade
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Commercial border traffic down: CBSA
If you drive a truck, getting across the border into Canada is a much quicker process than it was just a couple of weeks ago, since the Government of Canada announced additional enhanced border measures related to foreign nationals on…
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Full closure of border not an option: CABC
Washington, DC — The impact broadening current border crossing restrictions would have on the ability to deliver critical goods and services could be devastating, says the Canadian American Business Council (CABC), which released the initial findings of a survey of…
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Consider exemptions to travel restrictions, border state senators urge Trump
Washington, DC — Lawmakers from states that share a border with Canada are urging President Donald Trump to preserve the flow of essential goods and services between the two countries, even if the global pandemic forces even more stringent quarantines…
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Keep on trucking: Trucks must keep moving across Canada U.S. border amid coronavirus
Canada and the United States have agreed to restrict non-essential trips across their common border, while leaving it open for the movement to freight in trucks. While the justification of banning crossings by “non-essential” people is open to question, the…
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Trudeau says Canada U.S. border closure likely to take effect Friday night
Washington, DC — The Canada-U.S. border will likely be closed to all non-essential travel in both directions as of Friday night, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau says the details are still being worked out between the two countries, but anticipates the…
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USMCA legislation approved in Commons amid concerns about Canada U.S. border
Ottawa, ON — The leader of the government in the House of Commons says MPs have passed legislation to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and the Senate is expected to follow suit later today. Pablo Rodriguez made the announcement as he…
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Freeland agrees to NDP trade pitch in return for new NAFTA support: letter
Otttawa, ON — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she wants to make Canada’s trade negotiations more “transparent,” by agreeing to proposals from the New Democrats to provide more details of future deals. Freeland offers that view in a Wednesday…
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Freeland blasts Tories, but thanks NDP for support on pushing new NAFTA forward
Ottawa, ON — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has offered effusive thanks to New Democrats and stinging criticism of the Conservatives after the NDP supported the minority Liberal government’s efforts to more speedily ratify the new North American trade agreement.…
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Fear of age old protectionist sentiment returns in post NAFTA era
Washington, DC — With a new continental trade deal all but done, it might be tempting to think that cross-border business anxiety will soon be a thing of the past, at least for a while. But as the NAFTA era…
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Trump signs new USMCA bill into law, clearing way for Commons debate
Washington, DC — President Donald Trump signed off Wednesday on the new road map for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, clearing the way for the House of Commons to debate the merits of the next era of North American trade. Trump signed…
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Pressure mounts on opposition parties to back speedy ratification of new NAFTA
Ottawa, ON — The pressure was on opposition MPs to quickly ratify the new North American free-trade agreement as Parliament got back to work Monday for its first extended sitting since the Oct. 21 election reduced the Liberals to a…
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Deputy prime minister asks Opposition not to delay new NAFTA deal
Ottawa, ON — The minority Liberals made another pitch Sunday for cross-partisan co-operation on a key priority for the government in the upcoming sitting of the House of Commons: passing the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade deal. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia…