Category: Canada
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Read more: CUSMA Review 2026…First StepsThe United States Trade Representative office is holding three days of hearings this week “regarding the operation of the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) in preparation for the…
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Read more: Trump Official Warns President May Leave His Own Signature Trade Deal
I saw this Newsweek story today. No coincidence as this was Day 2 of the USTR Hearings on USMCA review. Trump has said similar things as well. The key takeaway is they seem to be setting up…
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Read more: Go Small or Go Home? Trump, CUSMA, and the Evolution of MegadealsApropos my recent post on the flurry of activity on trade negotiations from the Carney government, Lawrence Herman notes that they are not all cut from the same cloth. He rightly notes that smaller, industry or sector…
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Read more: Ontario Government CommercialThere has been much talk about the impact of a recent Ontario Government commercial that used old video to demonstrate the views of former President Reagan with respect to tariffs. All that talk, and the fact that…
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Read more: U.S. industry groups strongly back renewing CUSMA
As the review of the USMCA approaches, US interests are making their views known to the Trump administration. There is an interesting story by CBC today… Mike Crawley · CBC News · Posted: Dec 01, 2025 Manufacturers praise Trump for signing…
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Read more: Canada is hitting a Trade Negotiations Reset
Since his election, Prime Minister Carney has made trade diversification, in the face of U.S. tariffs and protectionism, a key focus. Having spent much of my career working on trade negotiations for Canada I can imagine just…
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Read more: Canadians are “bigly” not travelling to the United StatesThe trade measures that the U.S. has applied against Canada, and other countries, has had a serious impact on sectors such as steel, autos etc. However, there is one sector where U.S. policy has demonstrably shot their…
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Read more: The Insanity of King DonIt is too early in the day for my blood pressure to be this high. We work up this morning to this story. Trump claims Canada ‘CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT’ with Ontario tariff ad, calls off trade…
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Read more: Donald Trump’s Tariff Dealmaker-in-ChiefI came across a long read article in The New Yorker (a bit dated…it’s from July) that paints a vivid picture of Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce. I have to say it confirms many of my…
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Read more: Small businesses that relied on duty-free U.S. shipping wonder if they can survive without itby Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News · Posted: Aug 29, 2025 De minimis exemption ends Friday, hitting Canadian mom-and-pop shops hard As of Friday, Canada’s small businesses can no longer ship small packages to the U.S. duty-free — and some online…