Category: Trade
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Read more: NYT Canada Letter on TradeThere is a lot of information out there on Canada-U.S. trade. Most of the detailed reporting I see comes from Canadian sources. It is useful to see detailed reporting from U.S. sources…such as the New York Times.…
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Read more: Trump is writing a most favored nation clause that nobody signedI found this opinion piece by Marc L. Busch and Barry Appleton to be useful in explaining some of the motivation behind Trump’s U.S. trade policy. Trump is writing a most favored nation clause that nobody signed…
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Read more: Chapman’s Ice Cream: the kind of company we need more of to deal with U.S. tariffsCanadian ice cream giant Chapman’s vows to replace U.S. ingredients, freeze prices in tariff pushback August 26, 2026 Toronto Star Chief operating officer Ashley Chapman announced Chapman’s is on track to convert more than 70 per cent…
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Read more: Keeping up with the Canada-U.S. Trade WarWe are really in it now…a full-on Canada-U.S. trade war as some are describing it. It is difficult to keep up with the news, analysis and commentary. I am building a “Surf Feed” to aggregate posts, articles,…
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Read more: Where do Canada-U.S. trade negotiations stand? Here’s a sector-by-sector breakdownA good summary from CBC News.
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Read more: Trump trade rep says Washington ‘not going to tolerate’ retaliation as tariff deadline loomsDarren Major · CBC News · Aug 14, 2026 Carney, Trump expected to to be given ‘options’ on a potential path forward on tariffs Donald Trump’s trade envoy says the administration will not accept any form of retaliation from Canada if…
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Read more: To dance and deal with the Donald: Why the long game wins the trade war
A good piece from a former Canadian trade negotiator…
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Read more: Canada, U.S. trade officials mapping out potential deal to pitch to Trump next week: sourcesFaced with the latest deadline for the imposition of U.S. tariffs, it would appear that Canadian and U.S. negotiators have been getting down to some business. Canada, U.S. trade officials mapping out potential deal to pitch to…
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Read more: Trump Wanted to Punish Canada. American Workers Paid the PriceThe tariff war has cost US border towns thousands of jobs, and the damage will be hard to undo by Philip Luck, Aug. 10, 2026 On July 20, 2026, the Trump administration escalated what has become an eighteen-month…
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Read more: More on that bridge…Some Canadian commentators have reacted poorly to the announcement that there has been a new deal reached with the U.S. that will now allow the Gordie Howe bridge to open with some claiming that it was an…